as in to unfasten
to disengage the knotted parts of
she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes
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Recent Examples of untie
The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, back in their residence, his wife was able to untie herself and notify authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Like every other relationship, friendships evolve, connections fade, ties untie and re-tie.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, in a paper posted in June, Hermiller and her longtime collaborator Mark Brittenham uncovered a pair of knots that, when combined, form a knot that is easier to untie than the conjecture predicts.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, back in their residence, his wife was able to untie herself and notify authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Like every other relationship, friendships evolve, connections fade, ties untie and re-tie.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, in a paper posted in June, Hermiller and her longtime collaborator Mark Brittenham uncovered a pair of knots that, when combined, form a knot that is easier to untie than the conjecture predicts.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
Verb
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If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.—
Sri Rain Stewart,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the House version — HB 217 — doesn’t come close to undoing the damage.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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The plaintiffs are asking that a federal judge declare the rescissions unlawful and undo them.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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Reheat it in a saucepan over medium heat, adding a splash or two of chicken broth or water to loosen the sauce as needed.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles loosened conversion rules, allowing commercial buildings just 15 years old to become housing with streamlined city approvals instead of lengthy reviews.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 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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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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