as in to uncouple
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Recent Examples of unhitch
The sound of dozens of handcuffs being unhitched echoed through the cavernous room.
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Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
Outrider autonomous yard trucks hitch to and unhitch from trailers, connect and disconnect trailer brake lines using a robotic arm, backup semi-trailers with precision, interact safely with loading docks, and keep track of trailer locations throughout the yard.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
And then in time, try to unhitch decision-making from getting upset or overinvested altogether … but, one step at a time.
—Washington Post, 20 June 2021
Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
Outrider autonomous yard trucks hitch to and unhitch from trailers, connect and disconnect trailer brake lines using a robotic arm, backup semi-trailers with precision, interact safely with loading docks, and keep track of trailer locations throughout the yard.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
And then in time, try to unhitch decision-making from getting upset or overinvested altogether … but, one step at a time.
—Washington Post, 20 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitch
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The crews were forced to uncouple their hoses, leave them lying on the forest floor, and beat a retreat.Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
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Spotify has since uncoupled somewhat from its biggest podcasters.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
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The phone number for the business was disconnected when called on Friday.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note that a small cable connects the two pieces, so don't rip the cover free without disconnecting the pins.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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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
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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, Longreads, 23 Apr. 2018
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When Henson refused to unchain herself from the fence, California Highway Patrol arrested her.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Max eventually unchains himself and helps Furiosa in her quest to free the cult leader's wives, gaining mutual respect along the way.EW Staff, EW.com, 3 July 2024
Verb
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Take time to rest and recuperate, but don’t disengage.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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As a result, the natural response to a cascade of lies is to become cynical and to disengage from politics altogether.Barbara McQuade, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
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The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Unhitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitch. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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