unscrewed

verb

Definition of unscrewednext
past tense of unscrew
as in screwed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrewed
  1. swiveled
  2. pivoted
  3. rotated
Verb
  • The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of swiveled
Verb
  • Instead, cops pivoted and focused on Avila-Olmos, who authorities said moved from Connecticut to California shortly after the deadly stabbing.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout its history, the organization, named after former director Mary Rigg, one of the first professional social workers in Indiana, has pivoted to response to the changing needs of the people its serves.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pivoted
Verb
  • After thirty minutes, Cohen and his chair were rotated ten degrees and measured again.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotated
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