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unmaking

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verb

present participle of unmake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmaking
Noun
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his removal of Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as House Intelligence Committee Chair as his own decision, not one ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Hitchhiking Ghosts imagery that appears in the mirrors during the ride’s finale has also been updated during the removal of the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The flower stem can grow to be two to three feet tall or more, often making the plant somewhat top-heavy, so staking or weighing down the container can help prevent the pot from toppling over.
    Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then came Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2013, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Maidan square for days before toppling the pro-Russia regime.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Following that tragedy, fierce debate about gun regulations in the Tennessee legislature led to the dramatic expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers, who were later voted back into office.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Marines saw an especially high number, with 3,700 expulsions.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Saints went on a seven-game losing streak after that hot start which led to the eventual dismissal of Saints head coach Dennis Allen.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Spared in this round of dismissals, however, was Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general who has issued reports on assorted politically explosive criminal investigations over the last decade.
    Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Summers recalled in her deposition, prompting her to realize the same.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Both sides also still need to conduct approximately 50 depositions prior to trial, the attorneys wrote.
    Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Minnesota struggled to close contests in the Western Conference finals against Dallas last spring, which led to its ouster.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Warner was not the only Democrat to express dismay over Turner’s ouster.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The suspension was handed down in response to Butler immediately exiting a practice session after being informed that his teammate, Haywood Highsmith, would be replacing him in the starting lineup ahead of the Heat’s matchup against the Orlando Magic that evening.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The suspension will provide the administration with time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of funding for those programs consistent with the law and Trump's priorities, says a White House Office of Management and Budget memo, via Reuters.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Unmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmaking. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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