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unknot

[uhn-not] / ʌnˈnɒt /


VERB
untie
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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“This one is for smaller buttons. ... This one helps unknot shoelaces and stuff like that,” she says.

From Washington Post Jul. 3, 2022

Our feet and spines will unknot, and high heels will fade from consciousness along with foot-binding and rib removal to shrink your waist.

From The New Yorker May 16, 2016

A tricky unknot described by Morwen Thistlethwaite, created by wikimedia commons user Stannered.

From Scientific American Jan. 12, 2013

For those who embrace it, the long putter can be a double-edged sword, creating a tangle of emotions that is difficult to unknot.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2012

Sandy grabbed Lewis while Francesca attempted to unknot herself from the leashes.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

On a recent morning in a Turkish cafe in ‌north London, Deborah Levy unknotted the silk scarf ‌around her neck in preparation.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2023

Along the way, well before Ruiz unknotted the score, there was a list of problems for the Nationals, none unique to their quick trip to the desert.

From Washington Post Jul. 24, 2022

Paul answered with consecutive 3-pointers to knot it again, and he later unknotted it for good.

From Washington Times Sep. 1, 2020

But our dependence is too deep and complex to be quickly or cheaply unknotted.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2020

And for the first time since Genie’d found Michael, his stomach unknotted, just a tiny bit, but still.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

In particular, Mr. Cuomo said that the state needed help in unknotting a supply chain from large manufacturers to some 300 smaller laboratories in New York.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2020

He writes and speaks with fierce honesty and is fascinated by the crooked road and unknotting life's inconsistencies, an inclination that can lead to splendid and scary places.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2016

It all seemed to make sense, and I felt myself unknotting.

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2010

As they rushed to finish Phaedra, their fourth movie together, Producer Jules Dassin, 49, and Actress Melina Mercouri, 36, made sufficient progress at unknotting their tangled marital affairs to feel justified in announcing their engagement.

From Time Magazine Archive

His left hand was still cramped, but he was unknotting it slowly.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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