as in opens
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out
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Recent Examples of unplugs
Joe angrily unplugs the screen and the camera keeps following him.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
This is akin to the driving instructor who unplugs the GPS, the biology teacher who rejects the microscope, the accounting professor who bans calculators or digital spreadsheets, and the musicologist who forbids digital audio software.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
This is akin to the driving instructor who unplugs the GPS, the biology teacher who rejects the microscope, the accounting professor who bans calculators or digital spreadsheets, and the musicologist who forbids digital audio software.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplugs
Verb
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Harp opens his story with the killing of one strung-out super-soldier at the hands of a Delta Force operator.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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One faces the kitchen, and the other opens to the living room.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Its hot water function makes quick work of sticky messes on the floor (a godsend in my house, since my kids have taken to tipping plates with maple syrup onto the floor) and the steam cleaning setting easily clears deeper stains and eliminates odors.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Pro-Detangle Comb auto-clears tangled hair from the brush, saving you from the usual cleanup chores that most vacuums dump on you.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Unplugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplugs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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