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undone

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verb

past participle of undo
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of undone
Adjective
Any benefits can quickly come undone if your coffee gets turned into a dessert. Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 June 2025 Plus, the strap is designed without bulky buckles that pinch the top of your feet or randomly come undone mid-step. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
Everything done through unilateral executive action can be undone through unilateral executive action. Abc News, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024 His role, as a flawed genius who suffers for his art but is undone by his hubris, his drug addiction and the cutoff of his wealthy employer’s patronage, is harrowing. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for undone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undone
Adjective
  • Moreover, deep cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing or reorganizing cabinets can take longer than anticipated, leaving you feeling exhausted before bed.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
  • That endurance capacity is likely due to female bodies preferentially using slow-burning fat over quickly exhausted carbohydrates, in both athletes and less sporty people, studies have shown.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May made an unexpected return to the music festival stage at Coachella 2025, just seven months after a minor stroke temporarily paralyzed his left arm.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • However, so much has happened since 2020 — the year that a pandemic paralyzed the country — that Idahoans could be forgiven if their memories of the event are a little hazy.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The one who got distracted by the minstrel did not finish last.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cameras captured her walking around on the grass before getting distracted and Jordan swooping her up to get to their next hole.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Today, China’s giant mining and refining companies operate without much pressure to remain commercially viable, unbound by many constraints on firms funded by private investors and lenders.
    Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • With a 6-9 record, San Francisco's NFC title defense has all but unraveled.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then, when Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1 last year, the offense unraveled.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There’s a gated driveway and car port tucked way off and alley, and a detached prefab ADU by Jason Halter of Wonder has a outside entrance from the street and adds another bedroom.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 June 2025
  • Managing national security affairs is not a detached experiment.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Or be imprisoned by what everyone else is worried about.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Danks is unattached to any particular location for the sports teams.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
  • Erik ten Hag is still unattached more than six months after leaving Old Trafford, and that’s something of a recurring theme.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 May 2025

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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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