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as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort things out
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Recent Examples of derange
The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed.
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Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
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B. R. Cohen,
Longreads,
13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for derange
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed.
—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
—
B. R. Cohen,
Longreads,
13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for derange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
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The golf practice center would disturb an already fragile ecosystem with a high water table, the board wrote.
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Gorsuch said the opinion was narrow and did not disturb other provisions of the law, which includes a ban on guns for drug addicts, ban on guns for people presently intoxicated and prohibition of firearms for those deemed a danger to themselves or others.
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The fires also disrupted travel across parts of Miami-Dade County.
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Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and health conditions like metabolic bone disease can disrupt bone remodeling, leading to weaker bones over time.
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Oh, and more often than not, nobody bothers to check whether the change intervention actually worked, or whether leaders improve their performance after all!
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The chest pain that had been bothering her finally let up.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
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Why The Market Misprices Good Companies Investors often confuse business quality with investment quality.
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.
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The trouble was that this stance unbalanced him at home.
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Others’ unhinged ignorance can be fun.
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Woodall knew that dramatically there had to be variety in the way loud sounds continually unhinge Niki.
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During the conversation, the individuals attempted to distract the woman by putting jewelry on her.
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These plants either repel slugs and snails or distract the pests from your garden crops.
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One concern is parents of autistic children, who often have gastrointestinal issues, though the science linking those issues to autism is unsettled.
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Warner offers little comfort to executives unsettled by last week’s events.
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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