unsettles

present tense third-person singular of unsettle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unsettles 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. Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 Yet for all the focus now on the technology’s effects on jobs or geopolitics, what unsettles Altman most are the subtle, almost imperceptible cultural shifts that spread when millions of people interact with the same system every day. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 The moped-like sound of the Shaheds whooshing above the rooftops still unsettles but no longer terrifies. IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettles
Verb
  • Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.
    Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This might mean dropping a product line that’s profitable but distracts from your core business, or saying no to a good opportunity that isn’t aligned with your growth strategy.
    Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And best of all, the mirror distracts guests from registering that there’s a coat hanger hiding ‘round back.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What about the present environment of censorship worries you the most?
    Fiction Non Fiction October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But Jacobson worries about what strict bans will mean for developers taking a careful approach.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The main part of the Constitution spans four pages and mostly concerns the structure of the government.
    New York Times, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The explainer agitates the problem and leads to your solution.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • As the moon agitates Venus, a promise is broken, or feelings are disregarded.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Unsettles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettles. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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