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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. 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
Verb
  • But if your peonies are flowering less over time or nearby plants are encroaching on their growing space, dividing them in fall is one simple solution.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Every Democrat in the chamber supported the legislation while Republicans were evenly divided.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Cali thought the connection had been severed.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In videos of performances since the incident, McRae appears to have resolved the issue by wearing heels with straps.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That transfer from Al Nassr did not go through on deadline day, and Athletic are still trying to resolve that situation.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Unyoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyoke. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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