as in to unfasten
to disengage the knotted parts of
she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes
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Recent Examples of untie
And the bow isn’t just for show: For all but two of the color options, it can be untied and tightened to make the shoe fit more snugly, which was used to our tester’s benefit.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 21 June 2025
The Dodgers untied it in a big way, greeting Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada with five consecutive hits in the sixth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Trump and others in his administration have tried slicing through these knots rather than putting in the legal work to untie them.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Vionic Kimmie Perf Slip-on Shoes Rather than bend down to untie your shoes, just slide your feet into these airport security-friendly slip-on sneakers.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 21 June 2025
The Dodgers untied it in a big way, greeting Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada with five consecutive hits in the sixth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Trump and others in his administration have tried slicing through these knots rather than putting in the legal work to untie them.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Vionic Kimmie Perf Slip-on Shoes Rather than bend down to untie your shoes, just slide your feet into these airport security-friendly slip-on sneakers.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
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When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 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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Sabrina Carpenter is loosening her leash on Man’s Best Friend ahead of its release date, with the pop star playing the album for a group of lucky fans who got to hear it before the rest of the world at an exclusive event on Wednesday (Aug. 13).—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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Officials argue that these agreements are needed to get China to loosen its own controls on rare earth magnets, which threaten several U.S. industries like automobiles and defense.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.—
Anton Barbashin,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Mar. 2014
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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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