as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
The thieves can then unhook the CAN Injector, get into the car, and drive it away.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
When my first catch emerged from the waves, a crewmember unhooked it and chucked it into my sack.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In a statement, GE Appliances’ senior director of central materials, Harry Chase, claims the truck increases safety by reducing traffic and eliminates some tasks since workers don’t have to hook and unhook trailers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Trying to land and unhook a great white shark while seated in a kayak on an open bay?
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
When my first catch emerged from the waves, a crewmember unhooked it and chucked it into my sack.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In a statement, GE Appliances’ senior director of central materials, Harry Chase, claims the truck increases safety by reducing traffic and eliminates some tasks since workers don’t have to hook and unhook trailers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Trying to land and unhook a great white shark while seated in a kayak on an open bay?
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
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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
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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The first stage, or the rocket’s bottommost portion, fired its engines for more than three minutes before detaching from New Glenn’s upper portion.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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After birth, the placenta naturally detaches and is expelled after the baby is born during vaginal birth or is removed by doctors during a c-section.Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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The president-elect’s hands are otherwise tied on the TikTok ban, which—unless the Supreme Court overturns it—can’t be undone unless Congress repeals it.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But within two years, Carter’s successor, Ronald Reagan, worked to undo his reforms and soon launched wars in both Nicaragua, to oust the Sandinistas, and neighboring El Salvador to support its right-wing military government.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 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
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The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Physical activity monitors that can dissociate time and intensity might help future research unravel these associations more clearly.Jonathan G. Hakun, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful As a person recovering from an eating disorder, eating mindfully and not dissociating when food is around is an ongoing challenge.Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Romero split her childhood between the sprawling metropolis of Houston and the remote Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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