1
as in to bother
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers
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2
as in to paralyze
to deprive of courage or confidence
a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview
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Take a seat on an icy throne—the cold never bothered you anyway.—
Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Don’t bother wasting your money—using it more than once a day won’t yield ‘better’ or faster results.—
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Cuban officials acknowledged at the end of last year the country’s economy is yet again paralyzed due to fuel shortages and power stations constantly breaking down.—
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This week's protests are the biggest in three years, since nationwide demonstrations triggered by the death of a young woman in custody in late 2022 paralyzed Iran for weeks, with rights groups reporting hundreds killed.—
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Rose tells Shaw that her community is concerned about sacred remains being disturbed.—
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The 34-year-old appeared to have deactivated her X account after disturbing posts on her account resurfaced online.—
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The Secretary of State called the event an attempt to frighten public servants.—
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
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The goal was to ensure the makeup didn’t distract the audience but rather felt invisible.—
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Even the most emotionally invested of us can get distracted.—
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After scaring off the animal, one of the hikers, a physician, attempted to revive Kovatch, but did not find a pulse.—
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Don’t let the tackiness of this primer scare you.—
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One executive raised concerns about the program’s viability for health systems that span multiple states—and could see funds dispersed unevenly across their geographies, unbalancing regional programs.—
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The prospect of shooting those tapes is a lot more chilling to me — or at least a lot more palpable — than the idea of my kids getting snatched by a neighbor on Halloween night, and Perry makes the most of it without completely unbalancing the rest of this otherwise fun-loving omnibus.—
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Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine, was initially charged in October in Dane County with stalking and misdemeanor counts of intimidating a victim and disorderly conduct.—
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
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“Unstring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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