as in to open
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
the plumber unstopped the drain
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Recent Examples of unstop
But the unstopping competition between the big two auction houses, especially in the realm of fine art, has put extraordinary power into the hands of the people who have those things to sell.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hundreds of protesters, who had promised to be a visible presence here and filled several sections of the arena, let out an elated, unstopping cheer.
—Monica Davey and Julie Bosman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2016
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hundreds of protesters, who had promised to be a visible presence here and filled several sections of the arena, let out an elated, unstopping cheer.
—Monica Davey and Julie Bosman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstop
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One point is needed to open each door between rooms, and some rooms have multi-point penalties just for entering.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is a woman who can’t open the refrigerator without having a panic attack.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Manes’ defenders pointed out she had been cleared by the internal inquiry and was implementing a policy dictated from Washington.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Southwest Airlines Flight 2493 was waiting to take off on San Diego International Airport’s Runway 27, when controllers cleared a Cessna Citation private jet to land on the same runway, CNN reported at the time.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Unstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstop. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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