UNPLUGS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

unplugs

verb

present tense third-person singular of unplug

as in opens

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out

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Recent Examples of unplugs To try to minimize costs, Gaspar unplugs his computer, coffee maker and other electronics when not in use and keeps the thermostat at 64 degrees. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 Kontopanos also unplugs consciously by sending postcards to her family and friends, scrapbooking, and junk journaling, which involves repurposing everyday materials like tickets and receipts to document memories or ideas. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026 Joe angrily unplugs the screen and the camera keeps following him. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 This is akin to the driving instructor who unplugs the GPS, the biology teacher who rejects the microscope, the accounting professor who bans calculators or digital spreadsheets, and the musicologist who forbids digital audio software. — Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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The Clubhouse opens with more than 70 items for adults and kids, including a youth line of T-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies, as well as adult apparel, hats and collectibles.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
What’s great about this is that the brief is very specific but opens it up to all sorts of interpretations.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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The process costs less than gene editing and clears regulation faster, because the plant’s DNA doesn’t change.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of clears

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