as in anxiously
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Recent Examples of apprehensively
This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensively
Adverb
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Before then, Estrada Juarez had spent days anxiously awaiting updates from the government to facilitate her return.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Pip watch, however, is when online enthusiasts anxiously await the chicks' arrivals.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Last August, sandwiched uneasily between thousands in Grant Park, when Sabrina Carpenter invited out Earth, Wind and Fire, and Lollapalooza erupted in surprise, my internal sensitivity switch flipped and, again, tears.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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North Korea's leadership likely watched uneasily as the strikes killed Iran's supreme leader.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The mission, which flew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station in June 2024, came uncomfortably close to catastrophe.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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