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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
we've been having a lot of unsettled weather lately
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as in unpaid
not yet paid
I keep unsettled bills next to the checkbook
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as in pending
not yet settled or decided
we can't move on as long as this important question remains unsettled
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as in unsure
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
I'm still unsettled about whether I should take that job
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as in disturbed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers
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Recent Examples of unsettled
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
Happily, whenever its book drifts into familiar tropes of the genre, the songs pull it back to its wild and unsettled heart.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
The political instability has already unsettled financial markets.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Cara delivers it herself; afterward, both women are highly unsettled.
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You may be unsettled by how similar Statik can sound, at times, to any number of previous slow-burn atmospheric thinkers in electronic music—from the ’90s ambient-techno greats through to earlier Actress tunes to today.
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Relievers have always been volatile, prone to inconsistency and bouts of wildness.—
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Trading since has been extremely volatile, with the stock down 13% on Friday, leaving it 18% above its IPO price.—
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Khalil was an unpaid intern with UNRWA in 2023 but was never on staff, agency spokesperson Juliette Touma has told CNN.—
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Khalil worked as an unpaid intern with UNRWA in 2023 but was never on staff, the agency told CNN.—
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The company holds numerous patents and trademarks primarily in Japan, with pending applications in other jurisdictions, to protect its intellectual property rights.—
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The other pending injury claim doesn’t seem like a slam dunk, either.—
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Anyone who was at either of the Grapevine locations March 28-30 and is unvaccinated or unsure of their vaccination status is at risk of contracting measles, Tarrant officials said.—
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Republicans were the most divided, with 31% in support, 27% in opposition and 42% unsure.—
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Plants with vining stems or long tap roots can be difficult to transplant and other plants simply don’t like to have their roots disturbed after planting.—
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The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.—
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Of course, politics is unpredictable, and his message could, in theory, have more resonance with Democratic primary voters this time around.—
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Towards the end of the first decade of the century, the Nike Total 90 range was incredibly unpredictable in the air.—
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Two additional persons charged – Sayed Ali, 59, of Richmond, and Stephanie Huerta, 35, of Houston – are considered fugitives, and warrants remain outstanding for their arrests, the U.S. attorney's office said.—
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There had been outstanding box-to-box operators before him, most notably Bryan Robson at the league’s inception in the early 1990s, then Keane.—
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With regard to Armstead, McDaniel said his future remains unresolved.—
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International abductions were more likely to last longer or go unresolved entirely, the organization found.—
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“Unsettled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettled. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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