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Recent Examples of unlatched
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Stafford depressurized the cockpit, matching the vacuum inside to the vacuum outside so that the hatch would not blow open and fly free from interior air pressure when it was unlatched.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Stafford depressurized the cockpit, matching the vacuum inside to the vacuum outside so that the hatch would not blow open and fly free from interior air pressure when it was unlatched.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlatched
Adjective
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Fire Department investigators determined the truck had been left unlocked and the fire was set inside the passenger compartment.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The unlawful taking of articles from a motor vehicle, locked or unlocked.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
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In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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New emails between Andrew and Epstein released on Friday in unsealed court documents have added to the scrutiny.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Nov. 2025
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The indictment was unsealed Wednesday.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The decidedly cognizant, braggadocious front half gives way to unbarred perspective into a darker moment during Miller’s journey with drug abuse.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2019
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With unbarred views of the sea, the infinity pool also clocks in at 5 feet deep, shallow enough to stand and perfect for those not wanting to get their hair wet.—
Melanie Reffes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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Madani also said that the collapse of basic infrastructure could spark wider unrest.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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This could make for an intriguing shootout between Maye and Baker Mayfield, who is playing the best ball of his career and has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off to a 6-2 start despite rampant injuries along his offensive line and wide receiving unit.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the two shots, Bertinelli is smiling brightly while wearing an unbuttoned white shirt.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both characters are grinning, and Briney’s shirt is mostly unbuttoned and revealing tattoos on his torso.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Unlatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlatched. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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