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as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort things out
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Recent Examples of derange
Terriers are deranged animals who could probably teach us a lot about how brains pointlessly track small movements and changes; these traits of theirs far exceed those needed to hunt small rustling prey.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Eventually this damage can derange cells enough to result in cancer.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The theme of restive youth deranged by suburban propriety was one that Cookie, born Dorothy Karen Mueller in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, knew all too well.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Eventually this damage can derange cells enough to result in cancer.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The theme of restive youth deranged by suburban propriety was one that Cookie, born Dorothy Karen Mueller in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, knew all too well.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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The volcano’s light illuminates a double lenticular cloud, or a UFO-like cloud formation created when a mountain disturbs air flow and creates standing waves above it.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant’s owner requested that the police detain the tourist for intoxication and disturbing the public order; on Sunday, Cabo Rojo’s mayor said that the responding officer had been suspended while the case was being investigated.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Amyloid plaques accumulate between neurons, disrupting communication and leading to memory loss and cognitive decline, while tau tangles accumulate inside neurons, disrupting their normal function and leading to neuronal death.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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While many organizations prioritize technology, additional areas outside the technological realm can disrupt security capabilities and affect vulnerability management.Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The latter group ultimately just couldn’t be bothered to get off their couches.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Vlasic is not bothered by this but does have a suggestion for the NHL.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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But any future Purdy deal won’t really unbalance the 49ers’ cap until 2026 at the earliest because these large contracts are always structured to drastically limit the hits in the first few years.Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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A little self-flagellation can be fun, but a Goofus-and-Gallant dynamic develops between Simone and Gigi that unbalances the drama.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jim Carrey is appropriately unhinged as The Riddler, and Tommy Lee Jones puts in a compelling performance as Two-Face.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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New Yorkers have had enough with a dangerous and endless loop whereby obviously unstable people cycle through the courts, jails and hospitals, then wind up untreated and unhinged back on the streets and subways.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
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After all, we too are drawn to violent, meaningless spectacle to distract us from matters of substance.Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Police warned those in attendance to keep their hands down so as not to distract from the formal proceedings.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nevertheless, as alarmingly berserk entrapment scenarios go, Jeffrey’s feature is vivid in terms of both unsettling atmosphere and visceral action.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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This unsettling trend extends beyond Boston, and the elite halls of Harvard.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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