unscrew

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Recent Examples of unscrew To clean it, just unscrew the parts and stick them on the top rack of the dishwasher (in fact, all parts of the Beast blender besides the motor base are top rack dishwasher-safe, including the blade). Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025 Consider buying bottles with pumps so guests don't have to worry about unscrewing lids and pouring the syrups in their drinks. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025 The astronauts had to unscrew 117 small screws (without losing any) and then swap out a broken power supply board to fix something never designed to be fixed in space. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Inside the package inside the wall, police investigators found a .22-caliber American Arms revolver, 10 .22-caliber cartridges, a razor blade, three handcuff keys and a special bit that could unscrew metal fasteners inside the jail. Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscrew
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Verb
  • Waterhouse said that screw caps generally make more sense for a wine like rosé, which isn’t intended to age, while cork is the standard for aging wines.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Harrison is also a fan of the hair screw tool that’s designed to pick up long strands of hair and loose pet fur with ease.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, the series has also seen a rotating roster of hosts, including current faces Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown, rotating pans about halfway through.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Unscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrew. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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