as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfasten
When crews unfastened the straps that held the wall in place, the load shifted and one section tumbled onto the worker, the station reported.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
This would include a visual warning informing the driver that lasts at least 60 seconds once the car is turned on and a 30-second audio-visual warning if a rear belt is unfastened while the car is on and in gear.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2023
When the flight climbed past an altitude of 10,000 feet, passengers were allowed to unfasten their seat belts.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
When the bus comes to a halt, Young unfastens his seat belt and stands up to address the students still onboard.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
This would include a visual warning informing the driver that lasts at least 60 seconds once the car is turned on and a 30-second audio-visual warning if a rear belt is unfastened while the car is on and in gear.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2023
When the flight climbed past an altitude of 10,000 feet, passengers were allowed to unfasten their seat belts.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
When the bus comes to a halt, Young unfastens his seat belt and stands up to address the students still onboard.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
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The victim started to untie the rope, but Cagle jumped on his legs.KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The driver then got out of his car, untied the dogs from the bumper and left them for dead, prosecutors said.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The fact that the Catholic Church held so much sway over the Republic of Ireland’s political institutions for so long ensured that, once the shackles were loosened, the South more or less speedran the entire postwar era in the past 30 years.Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Trump has generally pledged to extend or enact major tax cuts while loosening regulations, something that the business community is set to embrace.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Electoral victories can be undone, regulations weakened or eliminated entirely.Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 4 Nov. 2024
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Remember that some things can be done or said, but they cannot be undone.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014
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The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many.Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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