Thesaurus results for UNSCREWS

unscrews

verb

present tense third-person singular of unscrew

as in screws

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The pen cap then screws onto the lower tube to create an extended striker that's easy to grip and move.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
Presented with an opportunity to finally confess his feelings to Nikki, our man screws the metaphorical pooch.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026

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The art space rotates through exhibition themes with submissions open to the public at the beginning of every other month.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
The roller rotates constantly and gets rinsed with clean water, so the part touching the car always stays clean.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotates

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Plan at least one day that starts with breakfast at Veranda, continues with a lazy stretch at the Four Seasons pool, and then pivots to Mandalay Bay Beach’s wave pool or lazy river if anyone in your group wants more action.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The Kiros campaign quickly pivots to a protest at the state capitol instead.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of pivots

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The polar vortex is a wintertime phenomenon, a large area of cold air high up in our atmosphere that normally spins over the North and South poles (as its name suggests).

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
In March and April 2025, the researchers pointed IXPE at 1E 1547-5408, a magnetar that spins once every two seconds and is unusual among its kind for steadily emitting radio waves.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of spins

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Earnings out in August could be the catalyst that decides whether this flag revolves higher in the near term.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 July 2026
Sharing scenes with the other principal characters, intense or sensitive as the moment requires, Alice is the hub around whom the series revolves and hurtles forward.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

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