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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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My only beef was that the barrel laces felt clumsy when tightening the shoe and came untied easily.—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
23 June 2025
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But Monday was the 12th time in the past 24 games the Padres’ bullpen has lost a lead or let an opponent untie a game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 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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Wayfair offers tips for removing folds and curls, which are an inevitable part of unrolling a new rug.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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Then unroll the towel and allow the suit to dry flat.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Those fixes, such as fine-tuning a model’s responses to avoid dangerous outputs, can work in the short term but are easier to undo and can sometimes weaken the model in unintended ways.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Brandon Bell/Getty Brian Albrecht, chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics, added that even small distortions could be difficult to undo.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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There will also be at least one retreat-like setting on every journey, and each stop on the trip will be a three-to-four-night stay, allowing guests to really unwind.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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One key sanction – a price cap on Russian oil imposed by the Group of Seven nations in 2022 – may be difficult for America to fully unwind without international support.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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