1
as in to paralyze
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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2
as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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3
as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her
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Recent Examples of undo
In 2019, a Federal District Court judge in Alaska ruled that the ban could not be undone without an act of Congress.
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Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
However, Carter was ultimately and definitively undone by the hostage crisis in Iran.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
And once made, the alternate valuation date election cannot be undone.
State Estate Taxes.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
However, Carter was ultimately and definitively undone by the hostage crisis in Iran.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
And once made, the alternate valuation date election cannot be undone.
State Estate Taxes.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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However, the database also safeguards against disruptions by providing a fully functional backup system in the event that a cyberattack paralyzes a hospital's primary billing database—which was not among our original goals when developing the tool.Chandler Barron, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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It was also seen as a concession by Hezbollah and, some analysts said, an acknowledgment that the group was no longer in a position to paralyze the state.Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Slip on shoes: on sale for $24.99 Original price: $39.99 Fumbling to untie your shoes at security is stressful, so avoid the stress this year by getting some slip-on shoes like these.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sean Payton may as well have been telling Bo Nix his shoe was untied.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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The volcano’s light illuminates a double lenticular cloud, or a UFO-like cloud formation created when a mountain disturbs air flow and creates standing waves above it.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant’s owner requested that the police detain the tourist for intoxication and disturbing the public order; on Sunday, Cabo Rojo’s mayor said that the responding officer had been suspended while the case was being investigated.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Even in an off-year, Mahomes still scares the heck out of me as a Bills’ fan.Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
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Consider the teams that might have been scared away by that kind of uncertainty.Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Vlasic is not bothered by this but does have a suggestion for the NHL.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The latter group ultimately just couldn’t be bothered to get off their couches.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Marina, frightened, fled the spa, almost leaving behind her shirt, and spent the next hour looking over her shoulder to see whether the woman had, in fact, called someone.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Some frightened residents even abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the engulfing blaze.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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If local environmental regulations are loosened here in order to help quickly rebuild, does that concern you at all?CBS News, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
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This chili is on the stewy, thicker side of things, so feel free to add more chicken stock to loosen to your preferred consistency.Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Undo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undo. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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