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Recent Examples of unlatch
The electronic gate-release, which could unlatch the tailgate while the vehicle is in motion, can cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash, according to the NHTSA.
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Amaris Encinas, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
This beloved cleaning device uses powerful suction to unlatch stains and debris from carpets, upholstery, and car interiors.
—Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
Federal safety regulators published the recall after learning the electronic gate-release, which could unlatch the tailgate while the vehicle is in motion, can cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Officials gathered earlier this month at the Iron Gate Dam in Hornbrook, California, to unlatch a gate at the base of its reservoir.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
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Amaris Encinas, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
This beloved cleaning device uses powerful suction to unlatch stains and debris from carpets, upholstery, and car interiors.
—Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
Federal safety regulators published the recall after learning the electronic gate-release, which could unlatch the tailgate while the vehicle is in motion, can cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Officials gathered earlier this month at the Iron Gate Dam in Hornbrook, California, to unlatch a gate at the base of its reservoir.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlatch
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2016
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This aggressive approach by the Suns unlocks their next six drafts and breaks up their lone tradable first in 2031 into three firsts.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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And for Johnson, the potential spoils of unlocking a world of success that the Bears haven’t experienced in quite some time are immeasurable.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2019
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The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.—
Avi Selk,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2018
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Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
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The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchoring.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Apr. 2023
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“Unlatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlatch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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