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: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.
And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again.—
William Oscar Johnson
William Oscar Johnson2
: equipped with an alarm
an alarmed door
Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings.—Jennifer Nagorka
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the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters
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While that’s what his voters bought, institutions are pushing back mightily, in some cases with the backing of an alarmed public.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
His innie shares a vast, mostly empty office with three colleagues: the paternal old-timer Irving (John Turturro), the faux curmudgeon Dylan (Zach Cherry), and the alarmed newbie Helly (Britt Lower).
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent months, Ukrainian officials have become more alarmed by the country’s dependence on Telegram, as worries that the app was used as a vector of disinformation and a spying tool for Russia have mushroomed.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
Confused and more alarmed, Rippy walked toward Mack’s bedroom, reached in and found a light switch.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
His innie shares a vast, mostly empty office with three colleagues: the paternal old-timer Irving (John Turturro), the faux curmudgeon Dylan (Zach Cherry), and the alarmed newbie Helly (Britt Lower).
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent months, Ukrainian officials have become more alarmed by the country’s dependence on Telegram, as worries that the app was used as a vector of disinformation and a spying tool for Russia have mushroomed.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
Confused and more alarmed, Rippy walked toward Mack’s bedroom, reached in and found a light switch.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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