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
Tina untied the tourniquet on Lilian’s arm and left with the tray of tubes.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The back features a slip-on design that your foot can glide into, with no need to untie (or retie) laces .
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Loosening the shoe up a touch requires just a couple quick clicks of the dial rather than untying laces, loosening laces and shoe upper material, and retying.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
The quick laces were easy to tighten and loosen especially on cold, windy days when his fingers would have struggled to untie knots.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The back features a slip-on design that your foot can glide into, with no need to untie (or retie) laces .
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Loosening the shoe up a touch requires just a couple quick clicks of the dial rather than untying laces, loosening laces and shoe upper material, and retying.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
The quick laces were easy to tighten and loosen especially on cold, windy days when his fingers would have struggled to untie knots.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
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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
Verb
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The focus on tariffs also comes after Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) resolution to undo Trump’s 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports passed with the support of four Senate Republicans, dealing a blow to the president in the process.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced a baseline 10% tax on nearly all goods imported to the U.S. from every country in the world, undoing the decades-long era of mostly free global trade long supported by the United States.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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There's a flexible hose to nab hard-to-reach messes, a transparent crevice tool for corners and sofa cushions, as well as a dust brush to loosen hair and dust from upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In 1992, President Hafez al-Assad — the father of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last year — loosened the limits.—
Ephrat Livni,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 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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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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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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