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alarmed

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verb

variants also alarumed
past tense of alarm
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Recent Examples of alarmed
Adjective
For others, the reaction may range from being confused, to downright alarmed. Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 In addition to league warnings, an alarmed FBI also announced a nationwide crackdown aimed at identifying the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 The outlet learned about the change after alarmed users posted on Google’s official support page to ask why the update had been made and whether these awareness days and observances would return. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025 The corporations and politicians that once paid lip service to the values of alarmed liberals now feel free to reverse course. Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alarmed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmed
Adjective
  • Inside, the staff scrambles for cover and a frightened woman and child are seen hiding behind a buffet counter.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Staying apolitical in his work, Lynch expressed the personal idiosyncrasy that reflected his upbringing in Midwest America (born in Missoula, Mont., and of Finnish-Danish heritage) as well as his private, frightened knowledge of national terror.
    Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Overall, the stock market had a strong 2024, even as Americans worried about the economy.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • While taking your room’s layout and square footage into account, don't be afraid to think outside the box: how can your sitting room function for you?
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Pay attention to your customers, listen closely, and don’t be afraid to test small, strategic changes.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Thus, there’s little sense in getting spooked in the pre-Christmas months; when ad rates are negligible, the cost of doling out any necessary audience deficiency units isn’t exactly going to break the bank.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The points deductions given to Everton and Nottingham Forest last season seem to have also spooked clubs into being extra cautious around PSR.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Most lawyers will be too scared of retaliation to even bring lawsuits challenging Trump’s actions.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The pup, Butter, was filmed in September of last year looking scared and nervous around her new kitty sibling, keeping her distance from the feline and hiding away in her owner's arms, as if terrified of the new addition to the family.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Alternative schools to traditional neighborhood schools Many parents who were upset by school closures opted to move their kids outside of their neighborhood public schools – and have kept them there, according to data from EdChoice, a nonprofit organization which advocates for school vouchers.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Anyone would be upset in this situation, but Moore ‘s anger is misplaced and could easily be read as jealousy.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And it’s paid off; Laymon notes that several people are surprised to see his name in the end credits and even more shocked to realize that the grizzled man sporting scruffy stubble is Stewart.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His illness had only been shared with the world days prior, and his departure from shocked and saddened fans of the group.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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