unhooked

verb

Definition of unhookednext
past tense of unhook
as in unfastened

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  1. disconnected
  2. detached
  3. severed
  4. split
Verb
  • There’s also the perpetual maintenance costs and the chance your road map might lead you into the wilderness, disconnected from the tech mainstream.
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Biden’s position on the dispute has been reflexively pro-union and disconnected from actual events.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • Soon, her home began to tilt under the force of the floodwater, and a chunk of the house detached.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • It was attached on one end to a light post and had detached from another anchor on the other side of the four-lane road.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Friendships, family and professional relationships have been damaged or severed as seemingly insurmountable tensions boil between Americans who see the war – and those in support of one side or the other – as morally wrong or hostile to their safety and existence.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Williams currently is on trial with five co-defendants in the case after more than 20 others charged in the indictment either took plea deals or had their cases severed.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of severed
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  • After months spent working on an effort to revitalize Saratoga’s commercial scene, the Saratoga City Council was split in its decision to advance a pilot outdoor dining program for a fine dining restaurant in the city’s downtown.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The organ is split into six different segments, and sections of thickened tissue are said to correlate to spells of colder weather.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
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unhook

unhooked

unhooking

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