alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
Synonyms
Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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According to the report, the most alarming gaps in AI governance revolve around representation, coordination, and implementation.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The rate at which Earth’s climate is warming is especially alarming.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Flaherty’s struggles were most alarming Saturday for the Dodgers (87-61), especially given his ever-increasing importance as one of only two frontline pitchers currently available for the club (alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who recently returned from a shoulder injury).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
From Algebra 1 to barricading doors: How the Georgia school shooting unfolded
Gray sends an alarming, cryptic text to his mother, Marcee Gray, prompting her to warn the school something could be wrong.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The rate at which Earth’s climate is warming is especially alarming.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Flaherty’s struggles were most alarming Saturday for the Dodgers (87-61), especially given his ever-increasing importance as one of only two frontline pitchers currently available for the club (alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who recently returned from a shoulder injury).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
From Algebra 1 to barricading doors: How the Georgia school shooting unfolded
Gray sends an alarming, cryptic text to his mother, Marcee Gray, prompting her to warn the school something could be wrong.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for alarming
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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