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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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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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Recent Examples of unmanned
Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Building on the common unmanned surface vessel’s (CUSV) proven maturity, the Textron Systems’s MMUSV offers longer range and higher endurance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The firm makes unmanned aerial vehicles for industries including agriculture, defense and public safety.
—Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Other investments will likely include spending to acquire greater capabilities to counter unmanned aerial systems, as well as additional drone capabilities, Visser says.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
His software would allow unmanned tanks and swarms of armed drones to communicate and adapt in real time — without human intervention.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Building on the common unmanned surface vessel’s (CUSV) proven maturity, the Textron Systems’s MMUSV offers longer range and higher endurance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The firm makes unmanned aerial vehicles for industries including agriculture, defense and public safety.
—Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Other investments will likely include spending to acquire greater capabilities to counter unmanned aerial systems, as well as additional drone capabilities, Visser says.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
Adjective
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Investors were unnerved by Mali’s imposition of the new mining code, as well as punitive measures that included legal action against the company and the jailing of four of its employees.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Even Venezuelans thrilled to see Maduro gone have reason to be unnerved.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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For the cover of the February 2, 2026, issue, the artist Peter de Sève celebrates the brave souls who continue to work when the city is paralyzed by a snowstorm.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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No matter that Goetz had severed Cabey’s spinal cord and permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The practice has been around for decades but surged in popularity after post-2008 financial crisis regulations discouraged banks from serving riskier borrowers.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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For her British Vogue cover shoot, Brown leaned into the more pastoral, country girl look with flowing brunette waves, effortless and undone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2026
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About halfway there, the zipper came undone.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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And my father—lovable but imposing, a strapping six feet three inches tall with a thick, bristly mustache and a rumbling Sergeant Schultz accent that frightened my friends half to death—loved to tell stories.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Fortune had reported in its investigation that people within the agency were frightened of examining Boring Company after two staffers who worked on the case had been disciplined.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
20 Nov. 2025
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Ukraine has also been frustrated by political disagreements within Europe over how to deal with Russia, as well as the bloc's at times slow-moving responses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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But — no different from those of any color frustrated by economic inequality — white people who see the unfairness in our current systems, from schools to retirement, are fed up and angry and rightfully want change.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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But as reserves become exhausted, shivering stops and body temperature continues to fall.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But as Liberato and his crew grew exhausted, the vibe shifted.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, Noemi Rios of Dallas started the grassroots organization Vecinos Unidos to advise immigrants of their rights and to identify people who may be confused by or scared of the system.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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What really scared me was telling my audience.—
SELF Staff,
SELF,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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