unthread

Definition of unthreadnext

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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. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthread
Verb
  • While other contestants achieved varying results by playing it straight, Rhod Gilbert tied up Horne instead, leaving Horne unable to untie the flimsy rope that Gilbert fastened around his own wrists.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly after the Padres tied the contest in the top of the fifth, Contreras untied it with his first Red Sox home run.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • As fresh episodes unroll on Netflix, new generations of talent are waiting to be discovered.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • My trouser button was undone, concealed and secured by my belt.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • One easy way to play around with this top’s style is to leave a few buttons undone at the bottom.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Made for unwinding, dreaming and everything in between, this 100% organic cotton sleepwear is crafted from naturally soft, breathable fabric that keeps you comfortable all night long.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This is, in other words, the perfect location for those who want to dive into the city’s cultural moshpit, then unwind in the urban countryside.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What at first presents itself as a survival horror, though, slowly unknots itself with twists and turns.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
  • 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 14 Apr. 2026.

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