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Recent Examples of unlace
More than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead.
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Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
However, the zipper eliminates having to fully unlace the Kamiak Ridge with each use.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2021
Their joy turns to horror as a train approaches and Buddy struggles to unlace his shoe.
—Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 9 Dec. 2020
Keep your shoes laced normally, then unlace the top two eyelets (this includes that extra eyelet on the top).
—Alexa Tucker, SELF, 8 May 2019
At the French Open on Monday, the 36-year-old was abruptly forced to unlace her sneakers because of a chest muscle injury that prevented her from stepping on court.
—Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018
Kumar chewed on the aircraft cables that are used as wire to secure his habitat until one broke, allowing him to unlace the wires.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2018
Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
However, the zipper eliminates having to fully unlace the Kamiak Ridge with each use.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2021
Their joy turns to horror as a train approaches and Buddy struggles to unlace his shoe.
—Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 9 Dec. 2020
Keep your shoes laced normally, then unlace the top two eyelets (this includes that extra eyelet on the top).
—Alexa Tucker, SELF, 8 May 2019
At the French Open on Monday, the 36-year-old was abruptly forced to unlace her sneakers because of a chest muscle injury that prevented her from stepping on court.
—Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018
Kumar chewed on the aircraft cables that are used as wire to secure his habitat until one broke, allowing him to unlace the wires.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlace
Verb
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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 studio is littered with props: water guns, Hula-Hoops, foam pool noodles, flip-flops, New Balance sneakers with the laces untied.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2025
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In almost no time Sophie and Laura had managed to untie one knot, only to find a tighter and far more perplexing one at its center.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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
Verb
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The work offers hints of a new explanation for how the brain can unbraid overlapping streams of auditory stimuli so quickly and effectively.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Oct. 2021
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Step 4: When the hair is dry and cooled, unbraid the hair and loosen the curls.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
6 June 2021
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“Unlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlace. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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