unpin
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Forbes explains how so many vortices might all unpin at once: “Like dropping sand onto a sand pile — nothing really happens until … you get a whole avalanche.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2023
When the pumpkin gets soft, simply unpin the plants, gently pry them from the moss and plant them in a pot with well-draining soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
You can unpin an edge by removing your stake, but doing so removes all of them, not just the specific stake you might want.
From The Verge ● Feb. 4, 2018
First, when an ice shelf melts or collapses, it can unpin other ice that is sitting on land, which allows it to flow more quickly into the ocean.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2017
Dayah, Dapir, and Bushra finally unpin their face veils and loosen their scarves.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
He unpins the sheeting from four metal rods, which are splayed against uneven paving stones, and folds it into a suitcase, along with several plastic bags of shoes.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2018
Basset unpins a package of the currency and throws five twenties to Ricks.
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
He unpins the pictures, lays them upon the heap of books, and returns to her.
From The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts by William Vaughn Moody
He unpins a package and lays the strap flat on the table before him.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
Rhoda unpins the napkin from her aunt's breast, and wheels her back from the table.
From The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts by William Vaughn Moody
Insects, however, present a formidable challenge—each one typically needs to be unpinned to digitize the label underneath it.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 2, 2024
On a blistering August afternoon, Yusuke Kawai, 42, unpinned the metal netting and gathered the clams in his hands for inspection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The tweet remained atop McCarthy’s profile even as the balloting for speaker began on Tuesday, but was unpinned after Jake Tapper began mocking it on CNN.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
At the Italian Open in Rome last month, Rafael Nadal tripped over a line that had come unpinned from the clay court.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
She didn’t say anything, but I could see it in her body; she unpinned her shoulders from her ears, let go of her knees.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
It’s not like unpinning the tweet was going to do much, though, realistically.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2024
By paying for Snapchat+ - which costs £3.99 per month in the UK - users gain access to customisation features including pinning and unpinning features, including My AI.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Google Meet’s interface refresh brought an easy shortcut to avoid having to see your own face the entire time, methods for pinning and unpinning content, and a single bar to contain all of Meet’s controls.
From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2022
Who will make sense of the dissembling new forces unpinning so many of the mores of American life?
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
“You should wear your hair loose,” he says, unpinning it from its ramshackle bun, running his hands through it to make it fluff out.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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