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 Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors. —
Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard. —Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. —Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed. —James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfasten
Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard. —Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. —Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed. —James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfasten
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Brashly violent, clattery and pleasingly untied to any direct predecessor, the result is more generic than its braggy auteur claims might promise, but there’s a lot here for gorehounds to feast on.— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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While other contestants achieved varying results by playing it straight, Rhod Gilbert tied up Horne instead, leaving Horne unable to untie the flimsy rope that Gilbert fastened around his own wrists.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Submerge the jacket and gently agitate the water with your hands to loosen dirt.— Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
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Add a splash of the reserved pasta water as needed to loosen and emulsify the sauce until glossy.— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hochul and the Legislature will get the credit from the unions for undoing the Tier 6 reforms, but future taxpayers will get the bill.— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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With a two-thirds majority of its own, Tisza will be able to undo the constitutional changes introduced by Fidesz, noted Polyák, the media professor, allowing Magyar to set up a new media regulatory body and reshape state television and radio.— Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.— Mame-Diarra Niang, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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