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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.
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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.
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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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Federal officials detailed public safety hazards such as displaying a juvenile tiger in an open-top, unlocked enclosure during a 2008 public exhibition in South Carolina.
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Before that milestone, there’ll be a concentration of unlocked stock between September and November, leaving quite a bit of room for market volatility, according to Ahn.
Verb
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
Adjective
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The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
Adjective
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Cockroaches also get in through soffits, gables, cracks, windows and unsealed garage doors.
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According to the report, an unsealed bottle of vodka was found on the ground next to the open passenger door of the vehicle.
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.
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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.
Adjective
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Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work.
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The same went for a wide throw from Anthony Volpe, which let Boston score on a potential double play ball in the eighth inning.
Adjective
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This matching option looks great unbuttoned and billowy, with one hem tucked in, or tied at the waist for a cropped look.
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Keeping the button down largely unbuttoned and the cuffs open keeps the look from feeling too buttoned up.
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“Unlatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlatched. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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