as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlash
Verb
  • Trump and others in his administration have tried slicing through these knots rather than putting in the legal work to untie them.
    The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
  • Vionic Kimmie Perf Slip-on Shoes Rather than bend down to untie your shoes, just slide your feet into these airport security-friendly slip-on sneakers.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Yet Trump has undone innumerable congressional spending decisions.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • The message comes at a particularly harrowing time for members of the LGBTQ+ community, who have watched as Trump has spent his first few months back in office working to undo protections for gay, trans and nonbinary people.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The ruling Wednesday evening marked the latest setback for Apple in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games, which first sued the iPhone maker in 2020 in an attempt to force Apple to loosen its grip on purchases in apps that utilize its iOS operating system.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 June 2025
  • Stir in chicken stock and wine, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any browned bits.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.
    Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014
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“Unlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlash. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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