unhitching

present participle of unhitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitching
Verb
  • My ultra earbuds keeps disconnecting randomly, and also first connection is problematic.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The four-wheel-drive system features a disconnecting rear axle to improve fuel economy.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beware of when disengaging or limiting interactions is necessary for your own safety and well-being.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Bluesky users also appreciated the moderation on the platform and having the ability to block or mute people as a means of disengaging from more aggressive, unpleasant conversations.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Part of what made that deal possible was Chelsea’s owners splitting their women’s team from their men’s and selling a minority stake.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In her later years, Keating was a snowbird, splitting her time between Massachusetts and Palm Springs, California.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Unhitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitching. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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