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Recent Examples of unglued
Creed’s left front side came completely unglued while Poole’s entire right side of his vehicle tore off as well as his right rear tire.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Use the foam brush to apply a thick layer of glue all over the sock, except where the masking tape is (this unglued area will allow the cast to stretch so that the wearer can easily slip it on and off).
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Then the Minnesota Twins bullpen came completely unglued, and Trayce Thompson took full advantage.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Reid came a little unglued emotionally late in the fourth and needed to be subbed out briefly to cool down, so none of the three bigs were cloaked in glory on Monday.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Use the foam brush to apply a thick layer of glue all over the sock, except where the masking tape is (this unglued area will allow the cast to stretch so that the wearer can easily slip it on and off).
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Then the Minnesota Twins bullpen came completely unglued, and Trayce Thompson took full advantage.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Reid came a little unglued emotionally late in the fourth and needed to be subbed out briefly to cool down, so none of the three bigs were cloaked in glory on Monday.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglued
Adjective
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Virginia made one last push, cutting TCU’s lead to 65-55, but the Horned Frogs quickly delivered the knockout blow as Miles knocked down a 3 and Suarez hit sophomore center Clara Silva for a layup to end Virginia’s hopes of another upset.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the video of the altercation, which was broken into clips and cross-posted across social media platforms, Peters and the woman are hanging out when Lentz arrives, upset.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Iannarelli explained that a core element of de-escalation is projecting calmness, as individuals often mimic those who appear angry and agitated.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jackson allegedly appeared to be in a highly agitated state and was moving erratically and mumbling, police body camera footage shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disturbed areas had fewer bottom-dwelling organisms and less diversity compared to nearby undisturbed regions.—
Leonardo Macelloni,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Phoenix dons makeup and transforms, taking a disturbed disaster of a stand-up comedian down the dark and dangerous path to being a killer clown.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Besides Hardy’s Alfie Solomons, the other major question in the lead-up to The Immortal Man involved Paul Anderson’s Arthur Shelby, the unhinged, brutish enforcer who loyally served his brother Tommy and the rest of the Peaky Blinders.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Foster gives a taut performance despite the unstrung absurdities of the plot.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
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When the Premier Lacrosse League’s Boston Cannons opened training camp back in May with unstrung lacrosse stick heads, players knew who to ask for an assist.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Our flustered narrator attempts to defend himself on the grounds of sketchy reporting ethics—don’t some interviewers take notes and extrapolate later?—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Caroline comes down all flustered, acting like Carolyn was about to feed her daughter to a lion.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her advice to anyone who is worried about giant hogweed is to take steps to identify it.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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So, should human artists be worried?—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Unglued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglued. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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