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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 | Mmatthews@al.com, 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
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Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.—
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
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Several minutes later, Chenoweth reappeared onstage, in a black Blondie sweatshirt and untied white sparkly sneakers.—
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There was a big debate about that part where a kid tells Agnes that her shoes are untied.—
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The automaker spent much of the year undoing decisions made by the previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, who resigned at the end of 2024, as stakeholders in the company — from dealers to union rank and file — were upset with him and unhappy with his leadership.—
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City Attorney George Wysong declined to comment Thursday on whether the city is able to undo the agreement, which allows the city to deputize select police officers with immigration enforcement powers.—
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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.—
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Step 4: When the hair is dry and cooled, unbraid the hair and loosen the curls.—
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“Unlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlace. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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