unmanning

present participle of unman
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanning
Verb
  • Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Without these supports, free-will can feel utterly paralyzing.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As far as Young goes, the Week 1 performance was discouraging.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Speaker Johnson is giving the high ground to the Democrats by discouraging Thomas Massie's petition.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instances of swatting have been plaguing the nation for years, with fake shooting threats frightening the public and forcing schools, hospitals, grocery stores, office buildings, and airports into temporary lockdowns.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On the same day, 100 cyclists, e-bike and dirt bike riders took over a Boston highway, terrifying local drivers.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The tonal whiplash you experience at that point, the sense that Barbarian can be genuinely terrifying one moment and weirdly funny the next, is what transformed the film into a cult hit.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s calm aura (Jayden Daniels), confident aura (Joe Burrow) and intimidating aura (Maxx Crosby).
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Romero added that the calls were particularly intimidating at this raw time of heightened political tension and rhetoric.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike other security systems that passively report break-ins to customers or police, Sauron security agents are constantly monitoring to provide real-time incident responses such as watching and scaring away a would-be robber via their speaker system.
    Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Unmanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanning. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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