as in to untie
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Recent Examples of unthread
Use the valve-core remover to unthread the core counterclockwise, then remove it and set it aside.
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Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
For disc brakes Open and unthread the thru-axle and slide it out of the hub, then lower the wheel out of the dropouts.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 June 2020
Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
For disc brakes Open and unthread the thru-axle and slide it out of the hub, then lower the wheel out of the dropouts.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthread
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The concept of Mary untying knots is derived from a work by St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Adversus Haereses (Against Heresies).—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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There's no time for a shoe search, untying the shoelace knot, and putting them on.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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More than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead.—
Jim Cobb,
Field & Stream,
10 May 2023
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Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
8 May 2023
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Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
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Over the years, scholars have tried a range of methods to unroll them, including using weights, chemicals, gases and pulverization, though this often led to the scrolls being damaged or destroyed.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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The surgeon who took on my case had to unroll the muscles and reattach them to the bones.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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So, figuring out how to handle undoing was the first challenge.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Watch for enforceable dispute-resolution clauses; watch even harder for triggers that unwind commitments if tariffs resurface.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Washington and Beijing agreed to unwind most of the tariffs imposed since April for 90 days while the two sides seek to negotiate a more durable trade deal.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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What at first presents itself as a survival horror, though, slowly unknots itself with twists and turns.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Sep. 2024
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The idea is that a meditative approach can allow people to feel with resilience and unknot the ropework of repression without being flooded into despair.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
15 Sep. 2022
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“Unthread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthread. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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