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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers
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2
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game
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as in unnerved
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Recent Examples of unmanned
David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
For one, the Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower was left unmanned for hours this week due to the shutdown.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
At the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), the air traffic control tower was temporarily unmanned on Monday due to staffing shortages, the Los Angeles Times reported, resulting in flight delays and cancellations.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The continent is scrambling to build the necessary capacities to defend against drones, highlighting not only its lagging technology but also how rapidly warfare has shifted to the use of unmanned aircraft.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Eyes on the sky Recent Russian airspace violations in the Baltic Sea region -- both by manned and unmanned aircraft -- have ratcheted up tensions.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
For one, the Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower was left unmanned for hours this week due to the shutdown.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
At the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), the air traffic control tower was temporarily unmanned on Monday due to staffing shortages, the Los Angeles Times reported, resulting in flight delays and cancellations.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The continent is scrambling to build the necessary capacities to defend against drones, highlighting not only its lagging technology but also how rapidly warfare has shifted to the use of unmanned aircraft.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
Verb
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How old was Christopher Reeve when he was paralyzed?—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong/Tokyo — Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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That same year, millions of plaintiffs filed an antitrust class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages that alleged Sutter Health overcharged customers and companies for health care bills and discouraged clients from using other lower-cost services.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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For two decades, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study discouraged many from pursuing hormone therapy—leaving an entire generation to suffer in silence.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The moves between the world’s two largest economies have rattled markets, unnerved global industries of production shocks, and rekindled fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff offense in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports reached levels tantamount to trade embargoes.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Last month, The Star reported about other gas leaks that unnerved area residents in the wake of the deadly home explosion.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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One, frightened, pressed her belly into the pavement.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Carley Coleman, operations director at adjacent Via Vite, said her staff and guests dining at the restaurant were frightened when gunshots rang out.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans never shut down the government during the Biden presidency, and Vought grew increasingly frustrated with them for not using more aggressive tactics.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trump is growing increasingly frustrated at Putin’s unwillingness to discuss American ceasefire proposals.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Glenn ripped himself for allowing his team to come undone after Hall’s fumble.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead of donning a perfectly intact hairdo, Kravitz opted for the undone aesthetic; her hair was halfway trapped under the collar of her windbreaker.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, other homebuyers are terrified that the government shutdown may derail their homeownership dreams altogether.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The brigade of heavily armed cops terrified the kids, causing Cooper to take stock of police tactics deployed in service of nabbing people who might be no more than casual pot smokers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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