undoes

present tense third-person singular of undo
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Recent Examples of undoes The measure also gives judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges into rehab and undoes some of the changes the state made a decade ago through Proposition 47. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025 But the defense, unable to get pressure, unable to cover legitimate receivers, undoes whatever good the Irish have. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undoes
Verb
  • This paralyzes executives and creates fatigue.
    Nick Ryan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The smaller wasp quickly stings the spider, injecting its powerful venom that does not kill but permanently paralyzes it.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.
    Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Within my book, one of the things that frightens me most is the fact that with censorship, there’s often not a clear red line, right?
    Fiction Non Fiction October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What specifically frightens you?
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And when our American players have to control the crowd, that distracts them from playing.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This might mean dropping a product line that’s profitable but distracts from your core business, or saying no to a good opportunity that isn’t aligned with your growth strategy.
    Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something about kidnapping that scares the fear out of you, Goldberg-Polin says.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While the odor scares lots of people off, there are ways to minimize it.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ray’s hand loosens its grip on the weapon.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Paired with the vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, the experience eases jet lag, loosens tight muscles and leaves body and mind in a state of meditative calm.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first time terrifies every founder.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The moped-like sound of the Shaheds whooshing above the rooftops still unsettles but no longer terrifies.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025

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“Undoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undoes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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