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discomposing

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verb

present participle of discompose
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomposing
Adjective
  • White, who works as a bartender in Malibu, said the connection was especially disturbing, FOX 11 reported.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The allegations against this individual are disturbing and completely contrary to the values and mission of this department.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The dog recognizes that something is amiss, but isn’t capable of understanding what’s really bothering Todd.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But despite the Raiders’ slow start, Crosby remains the one player capable of disrupting that surge, near single-handedly.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So far, more than four thousand employees have been laid off, disrupting government services devoted to, among other things, cybersecurity efforts, special-education programs, substance-abuse treatment, and loans for small businesses.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With him are other notorious killers like Charles Manson and Ed Kemper, a moment creator Ryan Murphy said reflects the far-reaching and unsettling influence Gein’s crimes had on society.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sets are decorated with vintage posters and props, enough to give texture without distracting.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The whole idea is to choose something that isn't too distracting.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Jaguars are shuffling corners.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Eliminate middle schools Known as Option G, the proposal essentially eliminates middle schools by moving sixth grade to elementary schools and shuffling seventh and eighth grades to the high schools.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For the large contingent of RV dwellers who fled Columbus Park before the summer’s large-scale encampment sweep and settled at VTA’s Almaden parking lot, another troubling deadline is looming.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Many agreed that the husband’s reaction was far more troubling than the bag itself.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other corners of the market are showing concerning signs of froth.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a federal appeals court heard arguments concerning a lower court's order that blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in Portland.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Discomposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomposing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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