as in untying
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as in loosening
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfastening
Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Verb
Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfastening
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The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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The Fed should shift from passively loosening to effectively tightening via its statements about its future course.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The results suggest a broad surge in support for loosening restrictions on research into substances such as psilocybin and MDMA to probe their potential for medical use.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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The hard work is going to be undoing centuries of religious, epistemic, political, and cultural erasure, and that’s up to humans.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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Several other African nations are still recovering from a post-pandemic shock that sent debt burdens soaring, and inflationary pressures triggered by the Iran war now risk undoing that progress.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the final moments of a 10-3 defeat that got away from the team, Miller gathered the players and offered encouragement and prompted Fiebig to lead the parting cheer.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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After parting ways with long-time skipper Rob Thomson, the Phillies have surged under Mattingly and seem poised to make another run at the postseason.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Unfastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastening. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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