as in to unfasten
to disengage the knotted parts of
she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes
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Recent Examples of untie
Miles intervenes with Ger, convincing him to untie everyone but Lenya.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Sobo 151 If watching playoff hockey (or basketball, let’s face it) puts your stomach in a knot, the Bavarian pretzel at Sobo 151 will untie it.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
More intricate knots can be designed to untie in stages, resulting in sequential movements similar to a gymnastic routine.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Brashly violent, clattery and pleasingly untied to any direct predecessor, the result is more generic than its braggy auteur claims might promise, but there’s a lot here for gorehounds to feast on.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Sobo 151 If watching playoff hockey (or basketball, let’s face it) puts your stomach in a knot, the Bavarian pretzel at Sobo 151 will untie it.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
More intricate knots can be designed to untie in stages, resulting in sequential movements similar to a gymnastic routine.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Brashly violent, clattery and pleasingly untied to any direct predecessor, the result is more generic than its braggy auteur claims might promise, but there’s a lot here for gorehounds to feast on.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.—
Emily Manthei,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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In an instant – or rather, through a grueling, ugly, then gritty, then triumphant Game 5 – that temporal distance is temporarily undone.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In 2020, the rules were further loosened so that players can change in some contexts after that age.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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Start by flushing the drain with hot water to help loosen grease and minor buildup.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.—
Mame-Diarra Niang,
Artforum,
2 Nov. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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