cold feet

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Noun
  • Trump's new term comes amid regional political uncertainty The maneuvering is happening as political uncertainty roils not just the U.S., but also the Pacific region.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
  • It’s filled with moments of uncertainty, mid-sentence realizations and mental sticky notes.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Gold’s red-hot run through $3000 an ounce might have been at the expense of another speculator’s favorite, Bitcoin, but the 40% rise in the gold price over the last 12-months is also raising doubts about its sustainability.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Without a doubt, the perfect way to wrap up a day at Disney is with the fireworks show.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His responses to unseen phenomena transform everyday domestic spaces into realms of suspense and terror.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Moura, who plays Manny, opened up about the process of developing his character’s dynamic with Henry, revealing how their chemistry—both on and off-screen—helped elevate the series’ suspense and emotional core.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And Answers For Thursday, March 20 Design your location deliberately Live somewhere that inspires you, not fills you with dread.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Its wartime atmosphere gives it a sense of dread all its own and its set pieces are all doozies, especially the Statue of Liberty climax.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tariff back-and-forth coincides with a rising tide of economic angst ahead of today’s release of the first jobs report of Trump’s new administration.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, angst over medical debt cuts across age, gender, racial and income groups.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And that’s just a small sample of the torment unleashed upon poor Jay!
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Watch Trailer For New Luigi Mangione Doc His experiment was an indisputable failure: in spite of his upbringing as a girl, Brenda always felt like a boy and endured a childhood of torment.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Its reappearance on the American scene in the twenty-first century should be taken as a foreboding.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This vast history includes countless Cinderella stories and enough results to reveal meaningful patterns in upsets and seeding trends.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The average number of upsets in each round since 1985: Why go 'big' on the March Madness final bet?
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Cold feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20feet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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