as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
Use a set of pliers to grab the carpet and pull it toward the tack strip, up, and away to unhook it from the tacks.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
While the dancers below him couldn’t do much to help, concert crews at the Prudential Center sprang into action and brought out a ladder to unhook him and bring him down to safety.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 June 2024
In the midst of one mic transfer, Nicki unhooked one of the dress straps, which resulted in a temporary nip slip.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
The thieves can then unhook the CAN Injector, get into the car, and drive it away.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
While the dancers below him couldn’t do much to help, concert crews at the Prudential Center sprang into action and brought out a ladder to unhook him and bring him down to safety.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 June 2024
In the midst of one mic transfer, Nicki unhooked one of the dress straps, which resulted in a temporary nip slip.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
The thieves can then unhook the CAN Injector, get into the car, and drive it away.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
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Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Beads and sequins, whether glued on or delicately sown, can detach, melt, or lose their shape.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2025
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This meant the placenta was detaching from the uterus without obvious symptoms like heavy bleeding.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Police believed the caller had prime knowledge of the abductions, but the call was disconnected when a switchboard operator attempted to transfer it to investigators.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Scientific findings reveal that completely disconnecting from work is critical to lowering stress and exhaustion levels and increasing levels of happiness.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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One of the best seasons in the history of the UC Irvine men’s basketball program ended in heartbreak, undone by errant free throws and a point-blank miss as time expired.—
Israel Schuman,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced a baseline 10% tax on nearly all goods imported to the U.S. from every country in the world, undoing the decades-long era of mostly free global trade long supported by the United States.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Shonda Rhimes and Issa Rae have both made moves to dissociate from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as President Trump takes over.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since many Tesla owners want to dissociate themselves from the CEO, one company that sells such stickers claimed to be selling hundreds of them a day.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The workplace is splitting in two: those who know how to collaborate with AI, and those who don't.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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