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as in timid
easily frightened
a tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor
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as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
the frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome
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Recent Examples of tremulous
The New Yorker and the Times Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Esquire—all were run by aloof tyrants, typically described as legendary, who made every call before a small audience of tremulous editors.
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Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
She was played, in a star-making early role, by Winona Ryder, with a tremulous goth-girl resplendence that has never fully abandoned her.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Per the Otago Daily Times, Phillipps had recently been in a Dunedin hospital to treat liver problems and had previously battled addiction and hepatitis C.
The Chills formed in 1980 and helped propagate a homegrown indie rock variant marked by fanciful lyricism and tremulous guitars.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 July 2024
But must the fates once again scorn Agnes' poor sister, Ada Brook, played with tremulous charm by Cynthia Nixon?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 July 2024
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Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
She was played, in a star-making early role, by Winona Ryder, with a tremulous goth-girl resplendence that has never fully abandoned her.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Per the Otago Daily Times, Phillipps had recently been in a Dunedin hospital to treat liver problems and had previously battled addiction and hepatitis C.
The Chills formed in 1980 and helped propagate a homegrown indie rock variant marked by fanciful lyricism and tremulous guitars.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 July 2024
But must the fates once again scorn Agnes' poor sister, Ada Brook, played with tremulous charm by Cynthia Nixon?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulous
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Underdogs don't come much more awkward than Carrie White (so memorably played by Sissy Spacek), the timid, tragic heroine of Brian De Palma's freaky Stephen King adaptation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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More timid than her siblings, Sheryl told Arcadia News that Sonora refused to dance at her first recital.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The woman, fearful of the threat that the FBI would arrest her, prosecutors say, followed the instructions and liquidated hundreds of thousands of dollars from her retirement savings to buy gold bars and then handed the bars over to the bagmen.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related article Putin just called Trump’s bluff on Ukraine, with the Russian art of the ‘no’ deal Indeed, Russia has for years been moving its official funds out of the US, apparently fearful of repercussions over its aggressions in Ukraine and Georgia.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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As July turned to August in 2021, Ian Happ’s long-term future with the Chicago Cubs was in on shaky ground as a terrible first half saw his playing time reduced to coming off the bench for stretches.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, smartphone feature upgrades have become more incremental, and in a shaky economy, people will be more than willing to hold on to their devices for just a bit longer.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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