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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
Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthread
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Sobo 151 If watching playoff hockey (or basketball, let’s face it) puts your stomach in a knot, the Bavarian pretzel at Sobo 151 will untie it.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even Jones now agrees a special session may be necessary this summer to untie the legal knot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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If one were to uncoil the long history of US engagement with Latin America, from the halls of Montezuma to the cells of CECOT, what was the most successful period?—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Traditionally, this dessert asks you to (1) swaddle hot cake in a kitchen towel; (2) roll, cool, and unroll it to set the shape; then (3) fill and reroll it with bated breath.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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As fresh episodes unroll on Netflix, new generations of talent are waiting to be discovered.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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In credit, anti-money laundering (AML), and fraud, errors are difficult to undo, demanding continuous monitoring as agents take on more ambitious tasks and their behavior shifts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Seriously considering the modification would not undo protections against bad actors.—
Jamie Smarr,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Abel is already moving to put his stamp on the roughly $300 billion basket, reportedly unwinding positions tied to former investment manager Todd Combs after his departure for JPMorgan at the end of 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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First-year head coach David Adelman took an unusually long time to unwind before speaking to reporters.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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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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In nearly eight years, the Republican has appointed nearly 60 percent of the state’s 418 justices, installing judges who will oversee murder trials, reshape constitutional law, and unknot thorny civil litigation for years, if not decades, to come.—
Matt Stout,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Dec. 2022
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“Unthread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthread. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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