as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
In the video, he is seen reaching up amid the heavy, black smoke, carefully unhooking the shredded banner from a flag pole in front of the home.
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Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Portnoy did not try to turn on the boat before unhooking it from the from the buoys.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Use a set of pliers to grab the carpet and pull it toward the tack strip, up, and away to unhook it from the tacks.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
While the dancers below him couldn’t do much to help, concert crews at the Prudential Center sprang into action and brought out a ladder to unhook him and bring him down to safety.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 June 2024
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Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Portnoy did not try to turn on the boat before unhooking it from the from the buoys.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Use a set of pliers to grab the carpet and pull it toward the tack strip, up, and away to unhook it from the tacks.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
While the dancers below him couldn’t do much to help, concert crews at the Prudential Center sprang into action and brought out a ladder to unhook him and bring him down to safety.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
Verb
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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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On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The top of the ring is attached via magnets and can be detached.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2025
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While the tablet works fine for occasional use detached, Windows just isn't cut out for touch-only use in the way that Apple's iPadOS is on iPads.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
Verb
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
Verb
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This would undo the perverse incentive by which states prioritize coverage for able-bodied, working-age people instead of the poor children or disabled people Medicaid is supposed to be for.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 — also signed by Reagan, undid most of the 1981 cuts to corporate taxes, but crucially kept the cuts on individuals in place.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
22 May 2025
Verb
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While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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In his four years split between Jackson State and Colorado, the son of the legendary Deion Sanders threw for 14,347 yards, 134 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions, while completing 70.1 percent of his attempts.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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