1
as in bothers
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers
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2
as in paralyzes
to deprive of courage or confidence
a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview
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Verb
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Feeney’s book features multiple narrators, but relativity is not an idea the series bothers to develop.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Now, wages have grown, but inflation bothers people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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For example, the curare plant poisons used by South and Central American hunters paralyzes the respiratory system.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Turning his challenge into a mission and helping others overcome what paralyzes them.—
Isabella Kunde,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2025
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Another possibility is that there is a relic magnetic field that exists between galaxies which remains from the early universe and disturbs low-energy gamma-rays.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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What scares those in the world of pediatrics, though, is imagining how the new schedule could play out over time.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
6 Jan. 2026
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What's the thing that scares me the most?—
NBC news,
NBC news,
28 Dec. 2025
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Baker says what frightens her most is whether younger generations will ever be able to step off that wheel — to build generational wealth through homeownership.—
Elizabeth Prann,
The Hill,
10 Nov. 2025
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Within my book, one of the things that frightens me most is the fact that with censorship, there’s often not a clear red line, right?—
Fiction Non Fiction
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Scrolling social media, watching videos, recording videos or using the device in anyway that distracts you and requires your body to do it.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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Before his luck runs out, Robert is saved by a very pissed off Blonde Blazer, who intimidates Shroud’s crew with the bluff of backup, or at least killing half the gang.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025
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With a name inspired by unity, strength and joy, Zayu transforms on the pitch as a striker, showcasing exceptional ingenuity and agility that intimidates defenders.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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That terrifies me to try to adapt something.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Nov. 2025
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When scientists are asked which potential climate impact terrifies them most, the collapse of the AMOC is often top of the list.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025
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“Unstrings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstrings. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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