as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfasten
Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
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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
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Even Jones now agrees a special session may be necessary this summer to untie the legal knot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court loosened a provision of the Voting Rights Act that restricted redrawing congressional districts on the basis of race.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Erdoğan centralized power around himself but also pushed for loosening the country’s borders and extending Turkey’s influence into the region—into Syria, Iraq, Libya, Azerbaijan, and beyond—as a crucial part of Turkey’s new mission and ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Padres, undone the past two seasons by a lack of power, have no choice but to believe in the two-time Silver Slugger.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its goal is to undo the founding fathers' vision of India as a secular country, home to people with many faiths.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 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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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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