Thesaurus / perturb
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The gravity of these migrating planets may also have perturbed the paths of the other planets or even pushed them into unstable orbits.
A QUARTER OF SUN-LIKE STARS EAT THEIR OWN PLANETS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCHLORENZO SPINASEPTEMBER 2, 2021SINGULARITY HUB The only real wild card at this point is what may happen if the nascent storm system’s central vortex becomes perturbed by the terrain of Cuba during its formative stages.
A STRONG HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO STRIKE THE GULF COAST BY MONDAYMATTHEW CAPPUCCI, JASON SAMENOWAUGUST 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhat Massimini looks for in this perturbed EEG is a special kind of complexity that is organized, but not too organized.
THE HUNT FOR HIDDEN SIGNS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN UNREACHABLE PATIENTSRUSS JUSKALIANAUGUST 25, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThe power of quantum computers comes from their ability to manipulate exotic quantum states, but these states are very fragile and easily perturbed by sources of noise, like heat or electromagnetic fields.
GOOGLE GETS ONE STEP CLOSER TO ERROR-CORRECTED QUANTUM COMPUTINGEDD GENTJULY 19, 2021SINGULARITY HUB Okja perturbs and provokes, inspecting the dark realities of the meat industry and the depths of corporate greed as it centers the perspective of bright-eyed, pure-hearted Mija.
THE BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIES ON NETFLIXCHRIS GRASINGERJUNE 11, 2021TIMEI was nettled now at all these things which were coming to puzzle and perturb an honest fellow out for a morning ride.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHA more pronounced cause than vague surmise was destined to perturb him, and this in an unexpected manner.
A LAODICEANTHOMAS HARDYWhat was to happen would happen; to perturb and perplex oneself was useless and might be dangerous.
ANCIENT ROMEMARY AGNES HAMILTONCaptain Thornes sarcasm seemed to perturb the youngster, but his good breeding got the better of his annoyance.
SECRET SERVICECYRUS TOWNSEND BRADYThe existence of such facts does not perturb in the least those theorists who “rule the roost” in the scientific world.
JUNGLE FOLKDOUGLAS DEWARWORDS RELATED TO PERTURB
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- confound
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- hit where one lives
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- make blood boil
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- set
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- try one's patience
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- animates
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- make one's hair stand on end
- make teeth chatter
- panic
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- repel
- scare
- scare away
- scare off
- scare the daylights out of
- scare to death
- silly
- spook
- startle
- stiff
- strike terror into
- terrify
- terrorize
- unhinge
- unnerve
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