unscrews

present tense third-person singular of unscrew

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrews
Verb
  • Or are those simply screws Vrabel’s staff will tighten with more time and practice?
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her staff of 60 trainers rotates teaching between the studios.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The stars and other heavenly bodies are all stationary, while the Earth rotates about its axis, with a rotational period of 360° every 24 hours.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But after the first 20 minutes of Morgan grappling with her current life, Unspeakable Things pivots backward into a family album of Morgan’s past.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The film pivots from wry mock-doc to straightforward slasher in its second half, but its wit remains sharper than the farm equipment Leslie uses to dispatch his victims.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Michelle spins a long and complicated tale, but insists Teddy was wrong about the Andromedans trying to infiltrate and poison humanity.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Shai Fargian, corporate executive chef at Calle Sol, spins that take into something more primal.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This annual event occurs when the Earth revolves into a stream of material left by Halley’s Comet.
    Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Wizards’ argument revolves more around versatility.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Unscrews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrews. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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