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Recent Examples of unthread
Use the valve-core remover to unthread the core counterclockwise, then remove it and set it aside.
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Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
For disc brakes Open and unthread the thru-axle and slide it out of the hub, then lower the wheel out of the dropouts.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 June 2020
Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
For disc brakes Open and unthread the thru-axle and slide it out of the hub, then lower the wheel out of the dropouts.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthread
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The situation began to unfold after the ship was untied from the dock at 8:16 p.m. Three minutes later, the tugboat Charles D. McAllister assisted the Cuauhtémoc off the pier.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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But the audience reaction still reflects something interesting about the challenges of adaptation and how some great stories come with knots that cannot be untied.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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More than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead.—
Jim Cobb,
Field & Stream,
10 May 2023
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Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
8 May 2023
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Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
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That changed on Monday night as Spike Lee unrolled his new joint on the Croisette.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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The first act unrolls the settings and characters that dominate Mahnaz’s life and work.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Democrats could conceivably undo the Medicaid cuts using the same kind of party-line spending package that enacted them.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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That doesn’t undo the fact that AI is a vastly transformative technology with a wide array of applications driving real business outcomes in the insurance industry.—
Alex Zukerman,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Here, visitors can relax and unwind in comfortable accommodations before heading to the mountain—setting the foundation for the perfect trip.—
Angela Adto Tepper,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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Once there, many stayed for two to three months, soaking in the mineral-rich hot springs, breathing the crisp Rocky Mountain air and unwinding in the opulent Stone Bath House.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 July 2025
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What at first presents itself as a survival horror, though, slowly unknots itself with twists and turns.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Sep. 2024
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The idea is that a meditative approach can allow people to feel with resilience and unknot the ropework of repression without being flooded into despair.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
15 Sep. 2022
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“Unthread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthread. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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