as in to divide
to set or force apart
unyoke these two boats and tie them to the dock separately
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Recent Examples of unyoke
Small, snug, and unyoked from laptop or phone, AirPods are easy to wear for hours at a time, without a second thought.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
Men unyoked from their families, reeling from broken bonds, are the norm: some contrite and faithfully sending child support checks, others blowing all their money on meth, pickups and good times.
—Longreads, 23 Apr. 2018
Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
Men unyoked from their families, reeling from broken bonds, are the norm: some contrite and faithfully sending child support checks, others blowing all their money on meth, pickups and good times.
—Longreads, 23 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyoke
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Also on Wednesday, a split LCRA Board of Directors advanced an update to the authority’s Water Management Plan, which dictates how water from Lakes Travis and Buchanan is divided between city water utilities like Austin Water and coastal rice farmers downstream.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Once dark and divided into too many small spaces, this Victorian house has benefited from a careful redesign entrusted to the duo at Penrose Tilbury.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2026
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While Western thought often separates the two, in Chinese culture, emotion and reason are more deeply intertwined.—
Precious Adesina,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman, who separated from his wife, Laura, in 2021, has denied the allegations.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Republican strategists argue the message risks looking disconnected from voters’ daily concerns.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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There was also another hose disconnected for driving cooling, which affects airflow.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Karaban almost had a costly turnover on an inbound play with 14 seconds left, but the Huskies fouled up three and Mulready split his free throw attempts, setting up the game-clinching freebies from the Huskies’ captain.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Although the servicing stop for the California Zephyr is too short to explore beyond the platform, Denver is a great overnight choice for passengers splitting up the 43-hour journey.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The digital video poster went live in November, featuring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi’s character Dek holding aloft a smaller, human figure, which had been severed in two.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dozens more clients have severed ties with the agency over Wasserman’s Epstein controversy.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last month, Vice President JD Vance met with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to speak about how the dispute involving Coupang might be resolved.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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By incorporating wind dynamics into their calculations, the researchers resolved long-standing discrepancies between theoretical models and real-world data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Unyoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyoke. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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