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Recent Examples of unfasten Leave the pockets unzipped or unfastened when washing. 2. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024 After cutoff of the New Shepard rocket engine, the passengers had a few minutes to unfasten their seatbelts and float around the cabin while taking in the view of Earth. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024 Plus, the buttons could be secured or unfastened for chilly or humid days, accordingly. Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024 When crews unfastened the straps that held the wall in place, the load shifted and one section tumbled onto the worker, the station reported. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for unfasten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
Verb
  • The studio is littered with props: water guns, Hula-Hoops, foam pool noodles, flip-flops, New Balance sneakers with the laces untied.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In almost no time Sophie and Laura had managed to untie one knot, only to find a tighter and far more perplexing one at its center.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Idaho’s 1-to-6 ratio for infants remains in place, but the ratios were loosened for all older children.
    Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Compliance Gets Hyperlocal There is a tendency when reading headlines about sweeping changes to major regulatory initiatives to look only at the top-line effects — federal regulation is loosening — and the assumption that this will make compliance less burdensome.
    Mary Foley, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And then Joe Biden decided to undo that with the signing of his signature.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The number of departures would effectively undo that staffing increase, Bloomberg reported.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.
    Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014

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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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