as in unfastens
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 unties
Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unties
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Reversing the voltage undoes the process.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2025
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The measure also gives judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges into rehab and undoes some of the changes the state made a decade ago through Proposition 47.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Affordable housing bill loosens income limits This year’s draft requires average rents to be affordable to residents earning the 60% area median income.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Department of the Interior finalized its overhaul of the nation’s bedrock environmental law on Monday, which loosens oversight on logging, mining, oil and gas development, and other industrial projects.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Unties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unties. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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