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noun

variants or untieing
as in unfastening

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verb

variants or untieing
present participle of untie
as in loosening
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 untying
Verb
The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untying
  1. parting
  2. unfastening
  3. loosening
  4. undoing
Noun
  • Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parting
Verb
  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Definition of unfastening
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  • The two countries struck a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at halting the conflict, restoring shipping traffic, launching negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and eventually loosening sanctions on Iran.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Reed wasn’t the only one in favor of loosening the city’s restrictions.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosening
Verb
  • For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Bluntly, undoing two citywide votes on this basis is a democratic legitimacy problem.
    — Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
Definition of undoing

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