as in concern
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
although we'd been assured that everything would be fine, we couldn't shake our feeling of unease
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Recent Examples of unease
That unease, many voters said, was compounded by the weight of knowing that in a swing state like Arizona, where the presidential race seemed razor-thin, every vote mattered, and their vote could ultimately play an outsize role in deciding who would be the next person to sit in the White House.
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Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The unease of the 2024 election requires something stronger than cute song-and-dance routines.
—Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
But some of those allusions to unproductive mornings and squinting unpreparedness belie an unease with the endeavor of book reviewing itself.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The rapid adoption of AI solutions is matched by growing public unease about AI use.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The unease of the 2024 election requires something stronger than cute song-and-dance routines.
—Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
But some of those allusions to unproductive mornings and squinting unpreparedness belie an unease with the endeavor of book reviewing itself.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The rapid adoption of AI solutions is matched by growing public unease about AI use.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unease
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In raising concerns about some of the most problematic nominations, the GOP in the Senate, and party leaders more generally, are probably helping the president-elect more than hurting him out of the gate.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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When Musk announced his plans to buy Twitter (now X) in April 2022, left-leaning operatives and voters immediately raised concerns and threatened to leave the platform.Scott Walter, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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By trusting in her own vision, Salley’s initial fears about a lack of holistic visual language never came to pass.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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That leaves Syria’s minority groups like Alawites, Shia Muslims, Ismailis, Druze, Kurds and Christians in fear of being targeted.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Feelings of bloating, cramping, constipation or nausea often occur because of something someone has eaten, drank or as a result of anxiety or significant amounts of stress.Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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In fact, our primary worry on this front is less about workers staying in their roles longer and more about declining immigration, which has been a source of economic strength in recent years.Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Pentagon officials tried and failed to block the deal at the time, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited worries that AMD had transferred crucial know-how that could aid China’s military and domestic semiconductor ambitions.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unease. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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