alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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Though any attempt by India to impede the flow of the rivers going into Pakistan would take years to take effect, Islamabad viewed the move as alarming enough to be considered an act of war.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
For weeks, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other senior advisers have been fielding alarming calls from business leaders about the fallout from Trump’s tariff policies and his ongoing threats to fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
But the prison has an alarming secret, U.S. congressional investigators disclosed last year.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025
The number of Americans considering bankruptcy is soaring to its highest level since just before the pandemic, a potentially alarming sign as clouds gather over the economy.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
For weeks, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other senior advisers have been fielding alarming calls from business leaders about the fallout from Trump’s tariff policies and his ongoing threats to fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
But the prison has an alarming secret, U.S. congressional investigators disclosed last year.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025
The number of Americans considering bankruptcy is soaring to its highest level since just before the pandemic, a potentially alarming sign as clouds gather over the economy.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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