unlinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of unlink
as in separates
to set or force apart unlinked the railroad cars

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlinks
  1. separates
  2. divides
  3. disconnects
  4. splits
  5. severs
  6. disassociates
  7. resolves
Verb
  • These experiences have given me a clear sense of what separates high-performing boards from those that merely fulfill their obligations.
    — James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the outbreak of protests against Arab dictatorships in late 2010 reopened old Cold War divides in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, where Putin threw his full weight behind Bashar al-Assad.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • From the tee, a series of bunkers divides the fairway into two distinct landing areas, creating the illusion of dual fairways and immediately forcing a strategic decision.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Once the aircraft reaches the runway, the TaxiBot disconnects.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Definition of disconnects
Verb
  • There is one period in the middle of that when the team splits up to do 1-on-1 blocking and pass rushing with the linemen while the quarterbacks throw 7-on-7 passes to wide receivers defended by defensive backs and linebackers.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of severs
Verb
  • Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of disassociates
Verb
  • The site, known as Pecan Island, became available as part of a legal settlement that resolves dozens of lawsuits that blame ExxonMobil for pollution and coastal land loss, the newspaper reports.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Every time an auditor validates a finding, a finance professional investigates an exception or a team resolves a risk event, valuable institutional knowledge is generated.
    — Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of resolves
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unlinks
unlisted
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“Unlinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlinks. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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