as in opened
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out
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Recent Examples of unplugged
The technology was never fully deployed and was unplugged after three months.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The message reportedly looped for about 10 minutes before the airport's IT department unplugged the system.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Late in the first half of a second-division game between Preussen Munster and Hertha Berlin, referee Felix Bickel was attempting to use VAR to decide on a penalty appeal when masked fans climbed out of the stands and one unplugged the pitchside monitor (see above).
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Nearly a third of those have been unplugged for over a century, and 90% are within the city of Los Angeles.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The message reportedly looped for about 10 minutes before the airport's IT department unplugged the system.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Late in the first half of a second-division game between Preussen Munster and Hertha Berlin, referee Felix Bickel was attempting to use VAR to decide on a penalty appeal when masked fans climbed out of the stands and one unplugged the pitchside monitor (see above).
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Nearly a third of those have been unplugged for over a century, and 90% are within the city of Los Angeles.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplugged
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The latest private-members country club to have opened in Oxfordshire, wrapped in a Jacobethan hall with parkland, is a humdinger with an instant cachet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Joe had been trying to keep Ospreay away from The Death Riders in recent weeks as Ospreay trained with the group in order to get cleared to return to an AEW ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Unplugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplugged. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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