as in upset
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Recent Examples of unglued
Reid came a little unglued emotionally late in the fourth and needed to be subbed out briefly to cool down, so none of the three bigs were cloaked in glory on Monday.
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
And then the final two minutes left the national stadium of 67,000 fans unglued.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Last week there were plenty of fist pumps following seven strikeouts in three innings against the Kansas City Royals in a start that became unglued with an array of bad sliders in the fourth and prompted some of his opponents to point out on social media about celebrating too early.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This is why the guidelines seem unglued from how screens are used in most families.
—Kendra Thomas, TIME, 5 June 2024
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
And then the final two minutes left the national stadium of 67,000 fans unglued.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Last week there were plenty of fist pumps following seven strikeouts in three innings against the Kansas City Royals in a start that became unglued with an array of bad sliders in the fourth and prompted some of his opponents to point out on social media about celebrating too early.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This is why the guidelines seem unglued from how screens are used in most families.
—Kendra Thomas, TIME, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglued
Adjective
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Local fans were also upset at how ticketing was organised, with empty seats in temporary stands at their Montilivi ground for most games.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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When the Eaton and Palisades fires sparked in January — respectively the second- and third-most destructive in California history — familiarity, friend groups and routines were upset for Emory and many of her peers.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Ernst faced a number of agitated constituents at a town hall on Friday who expressed concerns that Republican cuts to Medicaid in the bill that would fund Trump's legislative agenda.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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Published in 2019, the book follows a woman named Lillian who becomes the caretaker of her old friend Madison's twin stepchildren — who spontaneously ignite in flames when agitated.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Staff closes off the children’s zoo to the public for the nesting season to ensure the nesting pairs and their chicks aren’t disturbed — and so the birds don’t poop on visitors.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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If the disturbed weather remains offshore, it's expected to become a low pressure system and could gradually develop some subtropical or tropical characteristics, the hurricane center said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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But neither Byrne nor Courtney entirely gets their arms around this conventionally unhinged horror villain.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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As clips of White’s intonations spread across the internet, people mocked the Florida pastor — arguing that Trump’s Christian base was appearing more extreme, more unhinged by the day.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The native Bostonian is flustered, not just by his lack of luck along the canal in the Miccosukee reservation, but by the brutal Florida sun.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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Detective Patten later said Fotis seemed flustered.—
Rich Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Georgia, too, is worried about Ginny's behind-the-scenes machinations.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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The freemium search engine Kagi isn't worried about having the most comprehensive index.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Yet, series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann weren't too bothered when Pascal gave his war wound update.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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Everyone is hot and bothered, confused and unsure what to do next.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Unglued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglued. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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