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or dishevelled
as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
I got my suit pressed so I wouldn't look so disheveled for the wedding
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or dishevelled
as in disrupted
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 disheveled
Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Her dance, with disheveled hair, frantic eyes and red vermillion spread across her forehead, was truly chilling.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Julian Casablancas sneered his way into instant rock stardom nearly a quarter of a century ago as the glamorously disheveled frontman of the Strokes.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Hugh Grant has been doing a lot to dismantle his dashingly disheveled ’90s rom-com image in the last 15 years or more, but Heretic might be the film to blow it all to kingdom come.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
In the Apple streaming series Slow Horses, a group of disheveled underdog spies is relegated to a separate building away from spy headquarters.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Her dance, with disheveled hair, frantic eyes and red vermillion spread across her forehead, was truly chilling.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Julian Casablancas sneered his way into instant rock stardom nearly a quarter of a century ago as the glamorously disheveled frontman of the Strokes.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Hugh Grant has been doing a lot to dismantle his dashingly disheveled ’90s rom-com image in the last 15 years or more, but Heretic might be the film to blow it all to kingdom come.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disheveled
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Their separation and subsequent divorce proceedings became messy over how to split their assets.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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After messy elections in February, Pakistan elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of three-time leader Nawaz Sharif.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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But her routine is disrupted when an eight-year-old American boy arrives at the hotel and becomes wise to her machinations.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ankara’s strong support for Syrian rebels has disrupted the regional balance of power.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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In a collage of pictures, Bronze can be seen hysterically crying on Santa's lap while holding two candy canes, and Sterling stands beside them looking very confused.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The slabs of flesh were expensive, and the thought of handling them disturbed me.Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Their puck play was sloppy, their penalty kill was awful and they got consistently outworked by the Canadiens.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another failed sloppy takedown briefly put Covington on the ground.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Reports Rakhimov, whose seat was in the back of the aircraft, continued describing the chaotic event, saying his body was hit.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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His new bride, the title character known as Ani (Mikey Madison), and his handlers spend much of the rest of the movie in pursuit, a chaotic chase that culminates at the Manhattan strip club where Ani dances.Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
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He was sacked just once after the lineup was shuffled.Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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House Republicans on Thursday shuffled in and out of Speaker Mike Johnson's office as the clock ticked toward the shutdown deadline.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Disheveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disheveled. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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