unscrewed

verb

past tense of unscrew
as in screwed

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  1. screwed
  2. swiveled
  3. pivoted
  4. rotated
Verb
  • Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Definition of screwed
Verb
  • In the bond market, Treasury yields swiveled.
    — Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • When those minutes came, his head constantly swiveled in fear.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of swiveled
Verb
  • But Boom has also pivoted away from its main goal in recent months to produce natural gas turbines to power AI data centers.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • After being unable to work things out with Bobrovsky, the Panthers pivoted to acquiring Markstrom and Schmid to form their goaltending tandem.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of pivoted
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  • Deschamps has rotated between Lucas Digne and Théo Hernandez in that position with both players much more effective going forward than covering the space behind them.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Edin Džeko, Bosnia’s 40-year-old striker and all-time leading scorer, made his first start of this World Cup after subbing in their last two games; Džeko was among three Bosnians rotated out six minutes after halftime.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of rotated
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“Unscrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrewed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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