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unstuck

American  
[uhn-stuhk] / ʌnˈstʌk /

adjective

  1. freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck.

    When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.

  2. out of order, control, or coherence; undone.

    Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.
unstuck British  
/ ʌnˈstʌk /

adjective

  1. freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc

  2. to suffer failure or disaster

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unstuck Idioms  

  1. see under come apart at the seams.

Etymology

Origin of unstuck

un- 1 + stuck

Example Sentences

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The documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” takes the importance of the novelist as a given, although years after his death in 2007, his ostensible significance still sets off conflicts on social media.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

For the two-plus hours that we are allowed to share in its protective glow, “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” is time most rewardingly spent.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” is a documentary portrait of the writer of “Slaughterhouse -Five.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Coming Unstuck While Cambodia's new leadership moved to consolidate its hold, the military situation in Laos continued to disintegrate.

From Time Magazine Archive

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