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as in to paralyze
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her
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Recent Examples of undo
The woman, who works in the tech industry near Boston, Massachusetts, told her digital audience that basic computer skills like using shortcuts for undoing and saving tasks—skills that were part of her school curriculum—are no longer formally taught to students.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Reversing amendments to the constitution is more difficult than undoing state laws.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Everything Napier believed for months on end came undone in a few weeks in September.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Infused with growth-stimulating ingredients that fortify the strands and nourish the scalp, strengthening shampoos can undo some of the damage that leaves hair looking thin and sparse.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Reversing amendments to the constitution is more difficult than undoing state laws.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Everything Napier believed for months on end came undone in a few weeks in September.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Infused with growth-stimulating ingredients that fortify the strands and nourish the scalp, strengthening shampoos can undo some of the damage that leaves hair looking thin and sparse.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Man paralyzed as a teen competes in his first marathon Mason Branstrator's life changed when he was paralyzed in a skiing accident at 17 years old.Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cyber criminals use ransomware to paralyze computer networks and extort a payment.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Slip on shoes: on sale for $24.99 Original price: $39.99 Fumbling to untie your shoes at security is stressful, so avoid the stress this year by getting some slip-on shoes like these.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sean Payton may as well have been telling Bo Nix his shoe was untied.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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The outpour of support for Mangione, including the online thirst traps of the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, has disturbed most people.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 2x Oscar nominee, who co-wrote and directed the 2005 Johnny Cash pic Walk the Line, has not been scared off from paying cinematic tribute to other legendary musicians after the parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007).Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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High prices could scare off would-be investors, but momentum abounds.Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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The company started to bring on editors who seemed less bothered by the PFC model.Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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She was not bothered by the 50-degree morning in Pasadena — which, to many of the Southern Californians in attendance, qualified as chilly.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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The narrative arc of Ghosts follows a gentleman mysteriously endowed with supernatural abilities that frighten the residents of a phantom town.Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Mikhail Gorbachev restructured the Soviet Union’s planned economy and loosened censorship.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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In a win for filmmakers, the U.S. Senate has given final approval to a bill loosening restrictions around shooting in national parks without a permit.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Undo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undo. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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