as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
Kenny eventually reeled the shark close enough to shore to unhook and release it.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
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Josh Drinkard,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
The dognapper was able to unhook the poodle's leash and flee with it in a nearby vehicle, police said.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves.
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Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhook
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
—
Josh Drinkard,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
The dognapper was able to unhook the poodle's leash and flee with it in a nearby vehicle, police said.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves.
—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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Yet days after the work was completed, photographs and videos of floating chunks of a cerulean material that appears to have detached from the pool’s walls have gone viral.
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Today, people amass unmanageable debt simply to keep faith with a story that feels increasingly detached from their reality.
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
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Hobbs disconnected the state's voter database from the site and sent a quick reaction team to help fix whatever gap the foreign users had slipped through.
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Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
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Disability organisations including The Arc and the Council for Exceptional Children have warned the change risks shifting special education from an education framework to a medical one, undoing decades of progress toward integration in schools.
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Before installation begins, contractors should evaluate the subfloor and, when necessary, install an uncoupling membrane to absorb movement and help prevent cracking.
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According to a 2008 study published in Plant Physiology, two distinct mitochondrial energy-dissipating systems are co-expressed in the skunk cabbage’s florets: alternative oxidase and uncoupling protein (UCP).
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The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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