unlock
verb (used with object)
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
are unlocking
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present progressiveof unlock.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mr Fairhurst said: "Quite simply, the staffing levels on each wing when we are unlocking prisoners are not safe."
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
Can Redick’s philosophies fundamentally change who the Lakers are, unlocking even more out of the most established players?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
Today, a look at three ways that researchers are unlocking that black box in hopes of bringing transparency to A.I.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
An ordinary lightning bolt can be startling enough, but researchers are unlocking the secrets behind a rarely observed species of electrical discharge called “gigantic jets.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
But the fables in which the wisdom of the Moderns, and the secrets of their sages are lodged, are the fables we are unlocking here.
From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Delia Bacon
