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unsettlements

noun

plural of unsettlement
as in convulsions

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  1. convulsions
  2. upheavals
  3. revolutions
Noun
  • Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.
    — Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of convulsions
Noun
  • The causes were many, but the upheavals of the post-9/11 world supplied powerful fuel.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The landscape stayed quiet for a while, until a series of upheavals in the American League West.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheavals
Noun
  • One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Revolutions inspire other revolutions—and counterrevolutions.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolutions
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“Unsettlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettlements. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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