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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooked
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, institutionalized Western medicine redefined sassafras through laboratory experimentation, largely detached from these contexts of use.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Players look emotionally exhausted and detached from their current status, with Brighton’s last-gasp goal on Saturday another untimely blow.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mother Nature undid a chunk of that work last week when an EF1 tornado descended on the R2 plant amid an onslaught of more than 30 twisters across the state, according to the National Weather Service.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the smell intensified, Lina crossed to the front door of her apartment, undid the lock, and yanked the sticky door open.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Alliances with neighbors and other democracies are severed.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two fingers were severed and missing from her other hand.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Some fans attribute that to past infidelity and her being dissociated from the sentimental moment as a result.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
18 Dec. 2025
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In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Despite their size, canister vacuums provide better weight distribution and are easier on your body because the weight is divided into two parts.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unhooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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