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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers
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as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game
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Recent Examples of unmanned
Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
This one at Amazon has all the features a beginner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot would want, including self-landing and auto-return.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
Franco said that an unmanned tower at the airport is a cause for concern, especially with the San Carlos Airport being so close to San Francisco International Airport.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Some American officials have even called for a state of emergency to be declared, with President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican lawmakers calling for the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to be shot down.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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The rapid automation of warfare—airborne and undersea drones, unmanned ships and planes, and weapons operated by artificial intelligence—suggests that the battlefield of the future may contain far fewer soldiers.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
This one at Amazon has all the features a beginner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot would want, including self-landing and auto-return.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
Franco said that an unmanned tower at the airport is a cause for concern, especially with the San Carlos Airport being so close to San Francisco International Airport.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Some American officials have even called for a state of emergency to be declared, with President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican lawmakers calling for the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to be shot down.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
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When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
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For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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Bollards on sidewalks as well as streets could have frustrated the New Orleans attack.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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They were frustrated about high levels of undocumented immigration.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2025
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Black history is American history and is so tightly woven into the fabric of America that if eliminated, the whole of America becomes undone.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The brand guarantees that the classic problems with sandals—straps coming undone, layers coming apart—won’t happen.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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That’s why an exhausted Gustavsson was slow to embrace his teammates after the final horn sounded.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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King Charles cant get involved in Prince Harrys security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Atop all this, Floria is charged with supervising nervous, error-prone student nurse Amelie (Selma) — tempers fray as precious time runs out.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the final round, a nervous Castle missed his first four dunk attempts for his first dunk of the round, before finishing with pizzaz on a between-the-legs up-and-under one-handed flush.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The day after Luigi Mangione was indicted for murder, 200 top American CEOs came together, under heavily armed protection, in a bold statement of defiance of the populist fringes, not frightened away or intimidated for standing up for leadership and American character.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
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Ever since, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been too intimidated to try regulating this serious harm.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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