unhitching

Definition of unhitchingnext
present participle of unhitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitching
Verb
  • If passed, the bill would allow residential ratepayers to be placed on budget billing plans on July 1, and utilities will be prohibited from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Well Connected Health reached out to suggest disconnecting and reconnecting my records.
    Liz Salmi, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.
    Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Even in ordinary moments—sharing tea, splitting food, laughing in the snow, dancing at weddings—Minnesota feels alive.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.
    Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In one sense, detaching goal setting from the start of the Gregorian calendar is reasonable—one can, of course, choose to begin afresh at any moment.
    Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Unhitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitching. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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