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or untieing
as in unfastening
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or untieing
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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Verb
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In a bid to cope with the fallout of the energy shock, governments around the world have been quick to impose measures from fuel export bans to loosening refining standards.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026 -
All five vessels were bulk carriers, and none were oil and gas tankers, MarineTraffic reported — raising questions about whether Iran is actually loosening its stranglehold on the crucial commercial waterway.—
Katherine Doyle,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Little has nixed, or in two cases line-item vetoed, six bills this session, ranging from undoing cuts to graduate medical education to rejecting an attempt to increase the child-to-staff ratio in certain day cares.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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But undoing all the price gains since late February hinges on getting oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz again, a key waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil usually transits.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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As a parting kiss-off to Carter, the hostages were released on the day of the Republican’s inauguration.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The couple wanted to use their parting gift to write a new legacy in their hometown.—
Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Untying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untying. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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