as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck
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Several types of operations are required to make the kind of knot that represents 0, untie it and tie it into a knot that represents 1, or create a quantum superposition of the two.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Tina untied the tourniquet on Lilian’s arm and left with the tray of tubes.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Resurrecting state control would put an end to an era of local control realized after a statewide campaign and vote in 2012 to undo the state's police board.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Unlike some of Trump’s more aggressive executive moves, such as his effort to undo birthright citizenship, his push to remove specific agency heads may better withstand legal challenges from the Left.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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In a regulatory win for SpaceX, the Federal Communications Commission has decided to loosen radio emission rules for the cellular Starlink system.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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The prospective partners in Germany's next government are seeking to loosen the nation's rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many.—
Sally Jenkins,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 July 2023
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“Unlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlash. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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