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Recent Examples of unglued
Then the Minnesota Twins bullpen came completely unglued, and Trayce Thompson took full advantage.
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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
Last week there were plenty of fist pumps following seven strikeouts in three innings against the Kansas City Royals in a start that became unglued with an array of bad sliders in the fourth and prompted some of his opponents to point out on social media about celebrating too early.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This is why the guidelines seem unglued from how screens are used in most families.
—Kendra Thomas, TIME, 5 June 2024
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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
Last week there were plenty of fist pumps following seven strikeouts in three innings against the Kansas City Royals in a start that became unglued with an array of bad sliders in the fourth and prompted some of his opponents to point out on social media about celebrating too early.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This is why the guidelines seem unglued from how screens are used in most families.
—Kendra Thomas, TIME, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglued
Adjective
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Dart wasn’t the only Giants rookie to have a substantial impact in the upset victory.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nudge your kids to make decisions for themselves, even when other people are upset.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the complaint, video footage from a nearby convenience store showed Cullen in the shop appearing agitated and holding a handgun.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lennon died in 1980 at age 40 after he was shot and killed by a disturbed fan.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His performance here most recalls his tragicomic portrayal of John Brown, the heroic but unhinged abolitionist whose quixotic raid on Harpers Ferry helped catalyze the Civil War, in Showtime’s 2020 adaptation of James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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The student in question would become flustered and exposed, providing an opening for their subconscious to emerge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the morning of March 15th, the women were shackled and taken from their cells by ICE officers, who seemed rushed and slightly flustered.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to sell any of this year’s crop to their biggest customer.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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The worried mom immediately booked a flight from Virginia to Colorado, which was an agonizing trip.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Unglued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglued. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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