unchoking

verb

present participle of unchoke
as in loosening (up)

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  1. facilitating
  2. smoothing
  3. opening
  4. easing
Verb
  • In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Corporate hospitality has become a strategic asset, facilitating relationship building, dealmaking and international commercial diplomacy.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of facilitating
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  • Spanx’s Shape Authentic 360 jeans are designed with all-over compression and a smoothing panel at the stomach that makes wearers feel snatched.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • Thanks to this fit of irrational exuberance, the NBA realized the benefits of cap smoothing and more-friendly contract-extension language in the collective bargaining agreement.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of smoothing
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  • The main level features a large great room framed by floor-to-ceiling glass and retractable doors opening directly to the terrace and lake.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Months after opening a $267 million replacement next door, Miami-Dade has struggled to find a buyer for the one built nearly 100 years ago.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of opening
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  • From California to North Carolina, yellow electric school buses are sending power back to the grid, easing some strain when demand spikes during heat waves.
    — Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • But the central bank removed from its statement an easing bias.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of easing
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“Unchoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchoking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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