as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers
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Recent Examples of unsettle
Granger’s story joins a growing list of unsettling examples of aging lawmakers struggling to fulfill their duties.
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Casey Burgat, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
The trip comes as the president has left the question of additional disaster aid for California unsettled.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Still, the increasing rhetoric has some government workers nationwide unsettled.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
And many will be unsettled, in multiple ways, for years to come.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Casey Burgat, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
The trip comes as the president has left the question of additional disaster aid for California unsettled.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Still, the increasing rhetoric has some government workers nationwide unsettled.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
And many will be unsettled, in multiple ways, for years to come.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettle
Verb
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The following story contains graphic language that may disturb some readers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Warren called his sister and was disturbed by their short conversation.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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View Comments Musk has always been distracted by his other businesses, like SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and his social media platform, X, and is now even more distracted by his role reshaping the federal government.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is significant, the official said, because if the instructor pilot was busy or distracted with something, Captain Lobach’s seat on the right side of the aircraft might have put her in poor position to view the descending American Airlines flight on her left.—
Mark Walker,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The devil will persist in bothering Martin Luther until the bald-headed monk dispatches him by hurling a bottle of ink.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Imagine if the press covered all of that without bothering to even question it.—
Jeremy Gruber,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: The freezing of federal funds and a takeover of the federal payments system and classified information by Elon Musk, an unelected ally of Trump, alarms the Jewish groups.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stevens, a former Treasury Department appointee under former President Barack Obama, said Americans should be alarmed by Musk and DOGE infiltrating federal agencies.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Economists have warned that a wide-scale trade war could significantly raise prices, and consumers appear to be worried as well.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Because everything was included, all my son and I had to worry about was what to do and when to eat.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The traffic alert was released Friday at 5:35 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Friday at 5:44 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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These findings have fueled discussions concerning the origin and implications of such complex behaviors.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Neither country wants the burden of millions of desperate Gazans who will agitate to return home to Palestine.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Unsettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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