derange

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Recent Examples of derange Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023 But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged. Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023 Clearly, he is deranged. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for derange
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Verb
  • The Heisenberg uncertainty principle teaches us that observation disturbs the observed.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Hammond, not wanting the dinosaurs disturbed, sends behavioral paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) to Isla Sorna, where the dinosaurs have been living without human interference.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Globally, heatwaves, droughts, and extreme weather are disrupting supply chains, inflating food prices, and undermining financial stability.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • These attacks don’t just disrupt operations but also expose deeply personal financial information that can fuel identity theft, fraud and long-term reputational damage.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Also on this episode: With Emmy nomination voting ending on Monday, the Roundtable takes one more look at the major categories, how the number of submissions has changed some of the competition and who didn’t bother to join in.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2025
  • Orban said in February that organisers should not even bother organizing Pride in Budapest this year.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The man is Jack Ryan, not to be confused with the Jack Ryan dreamed up by Tom Clancy.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • There are at least eight varieties of Lambrusco grapes (not to be confused with Vitis labrusca of North America), of which the best known, oldest and most abundant is Lambrusco di Sorbara.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • Mbappe’s arrival also unbalanced the attack, with Ancelotti struggling to find a way to fit the France forward into the side, leading to slumps in form for Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • The real impact of tariffs – if they are actually implemented – would not likely be large enough to unhinge the massive Treasury bond market.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • The first meeting this season between the Padres and Dodgers was unhinged from the start.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Shepherding that split to reality will leave WBD leadership distracted for a year, Martin estimated.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Cho, as the perceptive and generous Jin, distracted from his own family troubles by the sudden flashes of Casey’s bright light, is wise and rejuvenated; disinterested admiration makes this man, who looks to be in his forties, nearly a teen-ager again.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • There, Mac takes on a role between Puck and Prospero, donning a joker’s cap to jokingly-and-not unsettle your expectations of how a play should end.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
  • In emotionally manipulative dynamics, this can leave the other person confused and unsettled.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

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