unhooking

present participle of unhook

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooking
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
Verb
  • Shortly after, Waldorf's placenta had trouble detaching.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.
    Karla Radka, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Disability organisations including The Arc and the Council for Exceptional Children have warned the change risks shifting special education from an education framework to a medical one, undoing decades of progress toward integration in schools.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Sitting on the Same Edge Every Day Rotating your mattress regularly aims to prevent uneven wear—but your morning routine might be undoing that effort.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The leading interpretation is that Smilodon delivered a single precise bite to the throat or belly, severing something vital in a target that was already helpless.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • This resulted in Time Warner spinning off Time Warner Cable in 2009, permanently severing pipes from programming.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • There was crying, complaining, dissociating and even laughing on those couches.
    Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Unhooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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