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unclenched

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verb

past tense of unclench

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclenched
Adjective
  • Kim rocked a mainly all-black leather look, wearing a cowboy hat with an unbuttoned shirt, western belt and blue jeans beneath a pair of chaps.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Her left hand was held up by a muscleman in an unbuttoned white shirt.
    Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The flag Each year, Hudson's unfurled the biggest American flag in the world.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fangio immediately sent five rushers, and Daniels unfurled a 51-yard completion to Dyami Brown, who beat Slay deep downfield.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • For example, Bolden styled him in a full khaki Zegna suit with an unfolded lapel, popped collar and gold jewelry.
    Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
  • My bed is unmade, a pile of unfolded laundry sits over my right shoulder, and a $9.99 Muhammad Ali poster hangs on my wall.
    thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Leaving the default admin password unchanged is like leaving your front door unlocked.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The back of the vehicle can’t be unlocked from the inside.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Key Facts An unsealed federal criminal complaint showed Mangione is being charged with murder through use of a firearm, two stalking charges and a firearm offense, CNN reported.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The unsealed complaint comes a few days after the consultancy McKinsey & Co. agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal probe into its role in helping boost sales of the opioid OxyContin for Purdue Pharma.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • If the absence of Succession has left a dark and gaping hole in your heart, formerly filled by the epic, desperate machinations of the one-percent: tune in.
    Vogue, Vogue, 19 July 2024
  • And that is just a gaping fundamental hole with the entire structure.
    David Pogue, CBS News, 30 June 2024
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“Unclenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenched. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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