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 Joe angrily unplugs the screen and the camera keeps following him. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplugs
  1. opens
  2. clears
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  • Episode three opens with Daemon and Caraxes, flanked by Ulf on Silverwing and Hugh on Vermithor, meeting Lord Ormund Hightower’s host in an open field.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of opens
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  • The globe clears, but the motion has changed the environment.
    — Sharon Daniels, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Once payment clears, SD Bullion will ship your order via USPS, UPS, or FedEx.
    — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of clears

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