unlatch
verb (used with object)
to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.
have unlatched
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present perfectof unlatch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That discovery, and those shoes, have unlatched a deep, ongoing national conversation about the horrors of residential schools and the history of colonialism in Canada.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
