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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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as in unraveled
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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as in distracted
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 undone
Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
In a video captured by PEOPLE, the actor, 29, is seen adjusting the back of Zendaya's blue and white patterned dress that had seemingly come undone.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
Put into bat, Kolkata came undone against Mohsin Khan – the left-arm pacer took 5-23 in the second-best bowling performance for Lucknow in IPL history after Mark Wood's 5-14 against Delhi Capitals in 2023.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
United’s good work across the first half came undone due to two big mistakes across a funky 15-minute spell in the second.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
In a video captured by PEOPLE, the actor, 29, is seen adjusting the back of Zendaya's blue and white patterned dress that had seemingly come undone.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Perhaps all my pre-envisioning had undone me.
—Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
Put into bat, Kolkata came undone against Mohsin Khan – the left-arm pacer took 5-23 in the second-best bowling performance for Lucknow in IPL history after Mark Wood's 5-14 against Delhi Capitals in 2023.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undone
Adjective
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While Salomon sneakers are, in part, known for their shoelaces that never come untied, this pair doesn’t have any at all.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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But crucially, people are very exhausted by the amount of noise online and by AI slop.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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For just one example of how this firehose of data is expected to transform our understanding of the cosmos, consider supernovas, the brilliant death throes of exhausted stars.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Meanwhile, as Iranian strikes have paralyzed LNG production in Qatar, the Gulf is increasingly betting on the US’ LNG boom.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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The city was briefly paralyzed.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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As a result, the friendship between Adams and Jefferson unraveled.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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Read All About It OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the company’s trial with Elon Musk, sharing his account of how their once-close relationship unraveled.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Rather than acting out on the anger, take a calming moment with some deep breaths, and think about the possibility that your partner was possibly distracted or stressed out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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His vibrant original compositions were faithfully reproduced using stencil and combined with an original text written by the artist to form the unbound book.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Beginning March 7, the Art Institute of Chicago will be displaying an exhibition featuring a colorful unbound book of late-career works by French artist Henri Matisse.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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But civil libertarians are unnerved about casting such a wide dragnet that captures highly personal information from hundreds or perhaps thousands of people who aren’t criminals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Rockets were unnerved and eventually undone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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