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as in untied
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as in exhausted
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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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as in unraveled
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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as in distracted
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 undone
Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024
Howard hit the carpet in a retro gray suit, a collared shirt with the top buttons left undone and tan suede boots.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Executive orders, while impactful, are not laws and can be undone by future administrations.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Set a few years after the events of WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness, Agatha All Along picks up the story of its titular sorceress (Kathryn Hahn) at a time when everything about her world appears to be coming undone yet again — albeit under slightly different circumstances.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024
Howard hit the carpet in a retro gray suit, a collared shirt with the top buttons left undone and tan suede boots.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
For example, the World Food Program spent more than $8 billion in 2023 in its efforts to support the 300 million people facing hunger globally, with much remaining undone.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Executive orders, while impactful, are not laws and can be undone by future administrations.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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David believes this is just her exhausted mind playing tricks, attributing it to postpartum depression, stress, and fatigue.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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This means that athletes can train longer before becoming exhausted.Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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Those who are paralyzed by grief often do not have the wherewithal to articulate their agony, so my reporting frequently consists of telling stories on behalf of people who want them to be told.Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Along the way, he’s been shot, stabbed, paralyzed, ejected from a submarine, trapped in a gas chamber, stalked by a serial killer, attacked by Satan, and has effortlessly come back to life after being dead — all while his signature eyebrow arch reacted to the chaos accordingly.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Munger’s approach was about staying within your circle of competence and not getting distracted by things outside of it.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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We would not be distracted by special interest agendas or issues that did not improve the outcomes of our students.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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In India today, there are real fears over changes to the country’s secular character, the collapse of public institutions, the elimination of checks and balances, and the emergence of unbound state authority.Madhav Khosla, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2020
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As Jones’s novel shows, the unbound possibility of slavery beyond the plantation and the narrative of emancipation in the U.S. can be neither settled nor singularly confined to Juneteenth.Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 19 June 2024
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The spontaneous plan unraveled flawlessly with Dutcher saved without a single injury, according to Minnesota State Patrol.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Take their approach to motherhood: While Cleo seems almost blinded by her devotion to her sons, Maddie is more detached from her teenage son, Seth.Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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Economists also worried that a long work stoppage could potentially drive up inflation and even lead to shortages of certain products.Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Some investors have worried that generative AI, the tech that underpins Google’s AI summaries, could cannibalize the tech giant’s search business, which is still by far its most lucrative unit.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale.Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately.Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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