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Recent Examples of unglued
Slide a piece of twine between the candle and the unglued part of the pipe cleaner.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Floor tiles had become unglued in spots.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
The ball slipped cleanly through the net just as time expired, and the arena in Chicago became unglued.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Floor tiles had become unglued in spots.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
The ball slipped cleanly through the net just as time expired, and the arena in Chicago became unglued.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglued
Adjective
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Brueggmann was more than good Friday, lifting the Warriors to a 2-1 upset victory over Marist in a Class 4A state semifinal game at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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According to the standings, this wasn’t much of an upset.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
5 June 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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If a bear approaches in a defensive manner (appears agitated and/or charges), stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Trump loudly agitated for her release.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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In the series finale, Bill is shot and killed by his disturbed neighbor, Carl (Carlos Jacott).—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the center's forecasters track fronts, tropical waves and other areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic, Gulf, Caribbean and eastern Pacific.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Sheen pulls off a fantastic, convincing performance, displaying an unhinged intensity while rockin’ a sweet goatee and close-cropped hair.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Obsession is the wildest story out of Hollywood in some time, destined to make at least 100x its paltry budget, its director, Curry Barker, being offered $10 million for his next, unpitched film, and its star, Inde Navarrette, garnering serious awards buzz for her unhinged role in the film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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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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Emily was flustered and scared.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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Funniest moment of the season The sight of a flustered Amorim in the Grimsby rain resorting to a mini-tactics board to figure out how to best deal with the League Two side generated a lot of laughter, but not from United fans.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Kyoto, Japan — Nancy Higginbotham wasn’t worried when her 20-year-old son got on a train by himself during their family vacation in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Farmers are now worried the beef industry could be on the fritz for a while.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
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“Unglued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglued. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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