undid

past tense of undo
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Recent Examples of undid Hatagan’s testimony at his sentencing undid the fraudulent invoices claim presented by prosecutors and that statute of limitations began when the alleged crime occurred, the motion stated. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Her grandmother sat on the single bed as Rebecca undid the back of her dress. Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 But when renovating an 18th-century apartment on a side street in the Marais, architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard boldly undid a number of alterations to the home over the years. Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026 This movie completely undid my sense of what that type of filmmaking could be. Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Shamar Joseph then used the favorable overcast bowling conditions to perfection when his impeccable swing undid Kamindu Mendis, who left a delivery that swung back enough to knock back the off stump. ABC News, 28 June 2026 Instead, Sapphire undid her shorts. Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026 Specifically, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act undid parts of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act that had offered tax incentives for wind and solar. David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undid
Verb
  • According to Reuters, the ongoing war has paralyzed a fifth of the global oil trade, causing gas prices in the United States to shoot up.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In March, a cyberattack briefly paralyzed municipal systems and prompted an emergency declaration in Foster City, a Bay Area suburb of 32,000 people.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Because you can't get untied every time.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Zoe Saldaña, who also received a tribute, explained why she was bothered by political questions.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previous reports suggested that Cruise wasn’t all that bothered by Suri’s decision.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Durkin went 21-for-22 from less than 50 yards out, for those scared by Trey Smack’s 30-yard misses.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The devastation scared off tourists, despite many other parts of Los Angeles' West Side remaining open.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • So either Moreno has loosened his grip on the reins, or this was possible all along.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram have rolled back platform-level fact-checking in the United States, X has moved away from traditional fact-checking, and YouTube has loosened its misinformation policies.
    Avi Tuschman, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Terrified Jewish voters—alarmed by progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s anti-Zionist rhetoric—are fleeing to Republican Mike Rogers for self-preservation.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Beau Woods, a former adviser to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Boeing’s Industry Cyber Technical Council, was alarmed by the findings.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Video shows the moment terrified people ran for cover as the shots rang out.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Family members on the ground waiting for their kids to get off the ride were terrified as well, the girls said.
    James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Undid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undid. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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