unfixed

verb

past tense of unfix
as in unfastened

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  1. unfastened
  2. loosened
  3. loosed
Verb
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfastened
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  • Their grip on song structure has loosened with each record and, by their most recent, 2024’s Exotic Birds of Prey, nearly dissipated altogether.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rates of Medicaid and Medicare fraud exploded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many rules were loosened and oversight strained by efforts to expand care.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loosened
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  • The bigger question is how the Cybercabs were quietly loosed on city streets, even with their human controls.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If one piece is loosed from the rest, will the whole hold its shape?
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Definition of loosed
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“Unfixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfixed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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