fear for
phrasal verb
feared for; fearing for; fears for
: to feel concern for (something or someone) : to worry about (something or someone)
She feared for her husband's safety.
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Since Trump’s inauguration, that rhetoric has further metastasized into bigoted proclamations and executive actions targeting trans people from the White House, as many feared for months prior.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 May 2025
On Friday a District Court Judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration must seek to facilitate the return to the United States of a Guatemalan man who said he was erroneously deported to Mexico in February despite fears for his safety.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Sunrun – The rooftop solar installer fell more than 30% as the House Republican tax bill is worse than feared for clean energy.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Reports released by two Harvard task forces last month concluded that both Jewish and Muslim students feared for their safety during the 2023-24 academic year and had deep feelings of alienation and academic censorship on campus.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 May 2025
On Friday a District Court Judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration must seek to facilitate the return to the United States of a Guatemalan man who said he was erroneously deported to Mexico in February despite fears for his safety.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Sunrun – The rooftop solar installer fell more than 30% as the House Republican tax bill is worse than feared for clean energy.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Reports released by two Harvard task forces last month concluded that both Jewish and Muslim students feared for their safety during the 2023-24 academic year and had deep feelings of alienation and academic censorship on campus.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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“Fear for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fear%20for. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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