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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  1. separates
  2. divides
  3. disconnects
  4. splits
  5. severs
  6. disassociates
  7. resolves
Verb
  • That production focus separates the project from a purely materials-development effort.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The language surrounding an actual injury tends to be very different from the anticipation of being stabbed – AI should be expected to construct a box for pain that separates it from fear.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • But these genes still get copied every time the bacterium divides, and copying DNA costs energy.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of divides
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  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnects
Verb
  • This natural process splits water molecules and steadily produces pure hydrogen gas within the surrounding rock formations.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An ice shelf, 400 miles wide, splits off from the glacier and starts floating toward Europe.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 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
  • For Rivera, Friday’s sentencing will turn not only on the convictions returned by the jury but on how Damian resolves competing views of their seriousness and the sentencing guidelines that apply.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The finding resolves a long-running question about the material’s electrical behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolves
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“Unlinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlinks. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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