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
After cutoff of the New Shepard rocket engine, the passengers had a few minutes to unfasten their seatbelts and float around the cabin while taking in the view of Earth.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Plus, the buttons could be secured or unfastened for chilly or humid days, accordingly.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
When crews unfastened the straps that held the wall in place, the load shifted and one section tumbled onto the worker, the station reported.
—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
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Plus, the buttons could be secured or unfastened for chilly or humid days, accordingly.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
When crews unfastened the straps that held the wall in place, the load shifted and one section tumbled onto the worker, the station reported.
—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
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Slip on shoes: on sale for $24.99 Original price: $39.99 Fumbling to untie your shoes at security is stressful, so avoid the stress this year by getting some slip-on shoes like these.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sean Payton may as well have been telling Bo Nix his shoe was untied.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Mikhail Gorbachev restructured the Soviet Union’s planned economy and loosened censorship.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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In a win for filmmakers, the U.S. Senate has given final approval to a bill loosening restrictions around shooting in national parks without a permit.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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And once made, the alternate valuation date election cannot be undone. State Estate Taxes.Ashley Case, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 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 5 Jan. 2025.
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