as in fear
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
in her perturbation she kept calling her son, a freshman, to see if everything was all right at college
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Recent Examples of perturbation
His team also discovered that pigeon’s feathers could filter out a lot of turbulence perturbations on their own.
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
However, perturbations from the sun's gravity will ultimately break this temporary gravitational dance, sending 2024 PT5 back to its home in the Arjuna belt.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relative genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inferred from free energy perturbation approaches.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
But neither would cryptorchidism, perturbations in thyroid hormone, reproductive issues and developmental issues in children, which epidemiological studies have shown to be associated with BFR exposure.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
However, perturbations from the sun's gravity will ultimately break this temporary gravitational dance, sending 2024 PT5 back to its home in the Arjuna belt.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relative genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inferred from free energy perturbation approaches.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
But neither would cryptorchidism, perturbations in thyroid hormone, reproductive issues and developmental issues in children, which epidemiological studies have shown to be associated with BFR exposure.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbation
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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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Letting go of the fear now serves as an unspoken theme of Chickahominy.—
Tricia Despres,
People.com,
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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Counterfeit pills — made to look like prescription medications, but that actually contain fentanyl — have been permeating the illicit drug market and are of increasing concern.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 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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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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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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Beyond technical concerns, Iran's broader military buildup adds to regional unease.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Rose felt a sense of unease upon returning home, and Hadley continued to have episodes.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Perturbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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