as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers
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Recent Examples of unsettle
Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
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Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Believe in your authentic value, in your own development—don't let trends unsettle you.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s immigration crackdown is at odds with his efforts to bring foreign money into the US and could unsettle trade talks with South Korea, which in July pledged $350 billion in investments in exchange for being spared steep tariffs.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Believe in your authentic value, in your own development—don't let trends unsettle you.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s immigration crackdown is at odds with his efforts to bring foreign money into the US and could unsettle trade talks with South Korea, which in July pledged $350 billion in investments in exchange for being spared steep tariffs.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettle
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If a person’s disability is disturbing or harming other residents, allowing that disturbance to continue could be an unreasonable accommodation and therefore not protected by Fair Housing laws.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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These events, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), can disturb GPS signals, threaten astronauts, damage satellites and in extreme cases, even knock out power grids on the ground.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors told the jury not to be distracted by these arguments, that the broader picture clearly showed who was at the center of these killings.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Finney's younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) is bothered by nightmarish visions of an alpine camp, and the siblings investigate only to discover that the Grabber has found a way to torture from the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Common Pests and Problems Hardy cyclamen planted in ground are rarely bothered by pests.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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The threats coming from Vance and a top Trump official alarmed many of the country’s major philanthropies.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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The potential illegality of the strikes should alarm Americans.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some furniture executives worry about rising prices and the lack of domestic manufacturing capacity.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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And while some worry that changing the exclusion could flood the market, Moody’s analysis finds that even a 25% spike in listings would only restore sales to normal, pre-crisis levels.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Where YouTube is concerned, though, Goodell sees additional value available to the NFL brand beyond eyes on screens — including the ability to reach a younger audience and the integration of YouTube creators with tens of millions of subscribers into the NFL’s broader marketing efforts.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ho also said Monday that his office will file charges concerning discharging a firearm into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and personal use of a firearm.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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The nearness of bees, and of other things that agitate most people, calms me.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, those on the right are agitating to declare left wing activists as terrorists.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Unsettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettle. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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