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disordered

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verb

past tense of disorder

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disordered
Adjective
By that October, the DRX Consortium, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, had announced plans for incorporating DRX, short for disordered rock salt, into lithium-ion batteries. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2021 Rather than having a set structure, intrinsically disordered proteins seem to have entire sections that can flap around in the breeze of Brownian motion and, yet, were critical to the protein's structure. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2023 The researchers then made mutations in one of the intrinsically disordered regions and determined the rate of the chemical reaction. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2023 The concept of entropy describes a system’s tendency to move from order toward disorder, because there are so many more ways for a disordered state to exist than an ordered state. Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for disordered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disordered
Adjective
  • Monday's event was the latest congressional town hall to get chaotic.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • As a governance matter, some investors complained that the pivots are too chaotic.
    Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Behind the scenes there was no doubt other dreams were dashed and processes disrupted.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • After a season disrupted by injuries and fewer starts, the writing was on the wall.
    Julia Ranney, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, Sherman-Palladino and Palladino were amenable to her perspective on Geneviève, an overburdened, passionate woman with a messy personal life.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The show’s messy web of care and connection is entertaining and funny.
    David E. Tolchinsky, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many people get confused by these forms which contain code and jargon that rarely offer a clear explanation of anything.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Many were left confused as to how or why the Yankees couldn't have matched that number to bring the Gold Glove first baseman to the Bronx.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For more on Marvel Rivals, our in-depth guides cover the best Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist characters, which are due to get shuffled thanks to the arrival of the new heroes.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Stop Scripting Development Employees need to grow into opportunities, not be shuffled into roles.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Aurangzeb imprisoned his ailing father in 1658 and defeated his brother the year after, before forcibly parading him in chains on a filthy elephant on the streets of Delhi.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The network has ordered Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, which will see the celebrity chef go undercover to rescue America’s filthiest restaurants.
    Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Disordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disordered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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