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Recent Examples of inquietude
Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government.
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Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquietude
Noun
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An earlier 2019 study in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance found turbulence, unfamiliar aircraft noises, and the threat of terror attacks were among the top anxiety triggers.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Too much attention, often understandably driven by shareholder and financial analyst anxiety, is being placed on the lagging indicators of current performance.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Trump activated 2,000 Natural Guard troops without receiving approval from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who argued that bringing in the reinforcements would inflame tensions in the city.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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The passage has long been an area of tension and geopolitical significance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Despite the stark beauty in one of the state's most productive agricultural regions, there's a sense of unease among the community's leaders as Congress debates a budget bill that could radically reshape Medicaid, the government health program for low-income people.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Then again, the Justices’ unease about whether children and adolescents can genuinely consent to life-altering treatments would be lacking in the case of adults.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Sewing circles have long been a gathering space for political conversation, activism, and agitation.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2025
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Absent a sanitize setting, opt for the heavy-duty or regular cycle that provides faster agitation and spin and a longer washing time than permanent press or gentle cycles.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Its responses are syrupy, its handling is unremarkable, and its odd brake pedal feel creates a sense of disquietude.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
26 Apr. 2023
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The group’s songs, all dance grooves, pulsing bass lines and ’80s-tinged synths, have typically reeked of disquietude and served as a maze into Healy’s brilliant but occasionally self-indulgent mind.—
Dan Hyman,
Washington Post,
21 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Massively parallel genetic perturbation suggests the energetic structure of an amyloid-β transition state.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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One advantage of our technology is its attention to what control engineers call closed-loop system stability, which means that any perturbations to a normal state lead to only small and fleeting variations.—
Behnood Gholami,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2018
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Airspace disruptions were most severe on Friday in the region after Israel halted overflights and Iran ceased operations at its main airport in Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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The grand jury looked at all of what OCTA does, from buses to freeways, but focused on the OC Streetcar project and the San Clemente rail disruptions after receiving complaints from residents.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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“Inquietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquietude. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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