UNPLUGS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 Joe angrily unplugs the screen and the camera keeps following him. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 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

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That hearing is two days before LSU — the one SEC team known to be interested in signing such players — opens its season against Clemson.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
This week, just steps from the garden, Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (mYSLm), a 43,000-square-foot museum designed by the architectural firm Studio KO, opens its doors to the public.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

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DeSoto’s drop to Class 5A clears a major roadblock for Southlake Carroll, and Euless Trinity gets a rare shot at ending a four-season district title drought by avoiding Carroll and North Crowley in district play.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Howard Armitage/New Atlas The timer finishes READY for 10 seconds, clears itself and returns to its normal display.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026

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