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Recent Examples of discommode Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discommode
Verb
  • The Los Angeles County district attorney at the time, George Gascón, was reexamining their case and weighing whether to ask the court to reconsider their life sentence.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Among the artifacts retrieved was a fragment of an arcade arch that weighs more than 440 pounds.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
Verb
  • House Republicans haven’t even bothered to show up to work since the shutdown began.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • What continued to bother him was the strange feeling of impending disaster.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But there might not be anyone at those locations to manage the land and recreation spots either, which could inconvenience or put visitors at risk, Feinman said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was occasionally troubled by Strand Larsen.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Patel's social media post about Dugan's arrest, which has been seen by tens of millions of people, also troubled the former federal prosecutors and judges.
    Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Then, use your scrubbing brush to wipe down the tank walls, taking care not to disturb the internal parts like the fill valve and flush valve.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Low-energy hits only disturbed the surface, while stronger impacts caused cracks and deformation that exposed more material for reaction.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nickel candle snuffer is part of the retailer’s small business collection, and is the most elegant way to put out that pine tree candle this holiday season.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Carlyle Group also put out an analysis this week that showed employment growth essentially flat in September .
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Discommode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discommode. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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