1
as in to paralyze
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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2
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
But the subtlest insight of Diop’s film might be that restitution doesn’t have to undo the past in order to be right for a necessarily imperfect future.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
To enter the room, Huang, Sarah, and the security guard arrived with separate keys to undo the locks.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Marsh wants to undo the generational inequities in our healthcare system.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
McFerran led a Democratic majority on the board to undo Trump-era changes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
To enter the room, Huang, Sarah, and the security guard arrived with separate keys to undo the locks.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Marsh wants to undo the generational inequities in our healthcare system.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
McFerran led a Democratic majority on the board to undo Trump-era changes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undo
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Sluggish vote counts could fuel distrust in the election, spark lawsuits and even civil unrest, and paralyze both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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My left leg is, uh, partially paralyzed from my hip to my knee, then from my knee to my toes, completely paralyzed, so if there's any neurosurgeons out there … any researchers out there, please get a hold of me.Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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The victim started to untie the rope, but Cagle jumped on his legs.KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The driver then got out of his car, untied the dogs from the bumper and left them for dead, prosecutors said.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The photos, not graphic but disturbing all the same, were allegedly taken at the scene of the Delphi murders — the double homicide of two best friends, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in rural Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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The skit started with the actors seeming disturbed.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Instead, make noise to scare it away, the website said.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fear of further controversy or a backlash from pro-Israeli supporters appears to have scared off U.S. distributors.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each pair comes embellished with a large wooden button that can be fastened for maximum warmth or unfastened for easy slip-off removal.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Leave the pockets unzipped or unfastened when washing. 2.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
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Does Miss Manners have a suggestion for a polite way of indicating that, since they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the first gift, subsequent gifts should not be solicited?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Never bothered to call, to write, to send the odd telegram.EW.com, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Like the film itself, Hanks is no-nonsense as a commander who reveals little about himself between barking orders and offering steely words of encouragement to the inexperienced, frightened young men around him.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Researchers estimate that in the United States, wildfire smoke claims 5,000 to 15,000 lives each year — yet these deaths don’t get attention because there is no dramatic footage of flames to frighten us.Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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And even if the ordinance does apply to TSMC, city officials can loosen certain regulations if a large water user brings particularly high economic benefit to the city.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Washington could and arguably should provide Kyiv with more sophisticated systems and loosen the constraints on U.S. provisions for their use.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Undo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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