as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
The Jets’ late-November, early-December angst appears to be history, too: Winnipeg has won three straight games and, while this week presents a back-to-back against Nashville and Colorado, the Jets’ schedule gets easier soon afterward.
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Altman's projections are still hypothetical, but that has not stopped general angst over the potential impact of AI on jobs in the near future.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The Acid Comedy of Thomas Schütte: In a MoMA retrospective filled with humorous angst, the German sculptor offers a prime 2025 resolution: Don’t run from failure.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The angst of coping with bad roads and getting stuck someplace are inhibitors of arranging social get-togethers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Altman's projections are still hypothetical, but that has not stopped general angst over the potential impact of AI on jobs in the near future.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The Acid Comedy of Thomas Schütte: In a MoMA retrospective filled with humorous angst, the German sculptor offers a prime 2025 resolution: Don’t run from failure.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The angst of coping with bad roads and getting stuck someplace are inhibitors of arranging social get-togethers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for angst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
Noun
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Letting go of the fear now serves as an unspoken theme of Chickahominy.—
Tricia Despres,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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But this progress was not inevitable; it was forged through struggle and the determination to rise above fear and division.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Where would it be based? Lazarus sought to assuage some of those concerns in the Tuesday morning meeting.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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The situation caused Campbell a lot of anxiety, but became a pivotal shift in her perspective.—
Kait Hanson,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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Then the widespread anxiety spurred by a wave of high-profile robberies and the deadly home-invasion of Jacqueline Avant.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Washington does not share this worry, Zelenskyy claimed.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan LeBron, 39, plumbing manager at Nick's Plumbing & Air Conditioning in the Houston area, said the company started getting homeowner calls Monday about worries of frozen pipes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Not only were there some creative differences between the film's director and writer, David Goyer and New Line Cinema, but there were also some tensions on set.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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There was also a prolonged drought, a nasty port strike and constant tensions between locals and Dust Bowl immigrants over impacts on social services.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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My husband Jon and I, after having suffered more than 300 days of every parent’s nightmare of utter and indescribable torment, continued advocating and pushing for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.—
Rachel Goldberg-Polin,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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This icky masterwork of ’80s horror is best known for introducing us to the Cenobites, the collective of sadomasochistic priests from a Lovecraftian dimension of orgiastic torment, and whose flesh has been twisted, penetrated, and seared to extremes.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
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All issues the Dodgers failed to effectively address until the stress of deadline season.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, new research from Intuit reveals this stark truth: 61% of Black Americans aged 18-35 are grappling with intense financial stress, a number that exposes the deep economic challenges facing our community.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, numbers cannot articulate the magnitude of anguish as the disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoods.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The stark destruction has brought him to his knees in prayer and anguish.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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