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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
David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Both sides deploy plane-like unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, as well as quadcopters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Premier Cho noted that Taiwan will continue refining its unmanned systems governance framework.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2026
The unmanned unit is expected to make its debut June 13 at the Michelada Festival at Festival Park.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
Unlike a traditional one-to-one drone link, a mesh network turns drones, ground stations and unmanned vehicles into relays.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Both sides deploy plane-like unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, as well as quadcopters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Premier Cho noted that Taiwan will continue refining its unmanned systems governance framework.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2026
The unmanned unit is expected to make its debut June 13 at the Michelada Festival at Festival Park.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
Adjective
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But civil libertarians are unnerved about casting such a wide dragnet that captures highly personal information from hundreds or perhaps thousands of people who aren’t criminals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Rockets were unnerved and eventually undone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Strait of Hormuz has been paralyzed by three months of war — a nightmare scenario that few thought was possible before the war with Iran started.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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His left side was partially paralyzed.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Verb
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At first it was allowed, then discouraged, then more firmly refused.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Its journal was essentially an academic publication, and images were discouraged.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Thin ties dropped from the neckline of the bohemian-leaning silhouette, giving the dress a slightly undone finish against the high-shine black heels.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 June 2026
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All of these cuts favor a natural, undone finish.—
Elle Turner,
Glamour,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The victim accelerated to escape, but the suspect continued to follow her, which frightened her.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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While many fans have questioned the sincerity of the effort that A’s owner John Fisher and MLB made to keep the A’s in Oakland, MLB officials also grew frustrated by the process.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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As Marcus spent more time mentoring his leading employees, their temperament shifted from frustrated to inspired, stirring more change in the workforce than Marcus ever could have achieved alone.—
Janine Schindler,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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However, the World Cup seems to have scared many of those other events away.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The rush of comments and backlash on it really scared the production.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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