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Recent Examples of unscrew
Just unscrew the cap at the top to refill with soap.
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
Someone had to unscrew us to release us.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Simply unscrew the base and fill with water, then heap the coffee into the filter basket and screw on the top.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the tools to loosen the fixture and unscrew it entirely with your hands.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
Someone had to unscrew us to release us.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Simply unscrew the base and fill with water, then heap the coffee into the filter basket and screw on the top.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the tools to loosen the fixture and unscrew it entirely with your hands.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrew
Verb
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If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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But that doesn’t mean working people aren’t getting screwed.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The collection includes thousands of pieces on rotating exhibit.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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“Unscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrew. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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