as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind
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Recent Examples of dishevel
The offbeat styling had tights and leggings worn as pants, and the hair deliberately disheveled.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2023
However, this time, Addison arrives disheveled and exhausted with a messy bun instead of an immaculate ponytail.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
Amanda Loman/Getty The Trail Blazers looked listless and disheveled at times during their Wednesday loss to the Celtics.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
Not too much makeup, but not disheveled.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2023
However, this time, Addison arrives disheveled and exhausted with a messy bun instead of an immaculate ponytail.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
Amanda Loman/Getty The Trail Blazers looked listless and disheveled at times during their Wednesday loss to the Celtics.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
Not too much makeup, but not disheveled.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishevel
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Then the pandemic hit, disrupting supply chains and sending prices inching up.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Plus, certain top-tier or niche publications could see their brand value rise as AI disrupts the media landscape.Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Warmer waters as a result of climate change and krill harvesting could be disturbing traditional humpback feeding grounds, forcing whales to go farther and farther to find food.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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One was arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer and disturbing the public’s business, LAPD Sgt.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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These tools blur the line between reality and fiction, which can confuse audiences, especially younger viewers.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, her version is not to be confused with the film’s official soundtrack.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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“Dishevel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishevel. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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