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Recent Examples of unlatch
Federal safety regulators published the recall after learning the electronic gate-release, which could unlatch the tailgate while the vehicle is in motion, can cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
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USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Officials gathered earlier this month at the Iron Gate Dam in Hornbrook, California, to unlatch a gate at the base of its reservoir.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
This extra protection does require the user to unlatch the case to pull out their card or cash, which is a tad less convenient than the average magnetic wallet that allows shoppers to slide cards out with one touch.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2023
The Hoover carpet cleaner is also under $200, designed with 360-degree brushes that effortlessly unlatch tough stains.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
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USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Officials gathered earlier this month at the Iron Gate Dam in Hornbrook, California, to unlatch a gate at the base of its reservoir.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
This extra protection does require the user to unlatch the case to pull out their card or cash, which is a tad less convenient than the average magnetic wallet that allows shoppers to slide cards out with one touch.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2023
The Hoover carpet cleaner is also under $200, designed with 360-degree brushes that effortlessly unlatch tough stains.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlatch
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Each pair comes embellished with a large wooden button that can be fastened for maximum warmth or unfastened for easy slip-off removal.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Leave the pockets unzipped or unfastened when washing. 2.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
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But a new report suggests that customers decided to buy those goods online rather than wait for someone to come by and unlock a display case.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bundlers who hit certain fundraising tiers unlock perks such as invitations to events with candidates and have been known to receive coveted appointments.Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
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The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018
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Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023
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The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchoring.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
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“Unlatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlatch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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