unscrews

verb

present tense third-person singular of unscrew
as in screws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrews
  1. screws
  2. rotates
  3. swivels
  4. pivots
  5. spins
  6. revolves
Verb
  • Loose hardware Give any bolts, brackets, and screws a quick once-over to make sure nothing has worked itself loose.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of screws
Verb
  • Glenn rotates pass rushers, and nine different Jets have a sack, as New York is tied for fifth with 17 sacks as a team.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s latest hardware, called Helios, rotates the ions around a ring, selectively shifting the appropriate ones into one of two arms where measurements and operations of the ions’ quantum states can be performed using lasers.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotates
Verb
  • At the top of our Zoom call, Nick Mohammed swivels his camera around to show off a shelf of thick books.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of swivels
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  • In addition, Qualcomm cut jobs earlier this month as the company pivots towards AI data centers and non-smartphone markets.
    — Ian Thomas,Colleen McKown, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Most employees work on the technology in one form or another as Nadella pivots the software giant to win the enterprise and cloud computing parts of the AI revolution.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pivots
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  • Through stoicism, Nighthawks spins the dark side of American life as cool; its quiet menace is slick and alluring, and its lonesome, shadowy characters are iconic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a flowing, ice-blond wig, Ashford’s character spins an escalating series of imperial atrocities.
    — Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spins
Verb
  • But if that entire situation revolves on a supply chain that is based on one country, then that is clearly not a healthy situation.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Along with the tempo and play-making trio, West Virginia’s philosophy also revolves heavily around getting playmakers in space.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolves
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