fear for
phrasal verb
feared for; fearing for; fears for
: to feel concern for (something or someone) : to worry about (something or someone)
She feared for her husband's safety.
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But he’s caught between his business sense and his compassion toward the people fearing for their families’ futures.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
His attorneys say 82 other immigrants will be on Surovtsev’s flight with the same fate, and fear for their safety in wartime Ukraine.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Because everybody lives in fear for a moment.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
My fear for Indy is that the team paid a premium price for a not-quite-premium player at a position where a single star makes less impact than in the past.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
His attorneys say 82 other immigrants will be on Surovtsev’s flight with the same fate, and fear for their safety in wartime Ukraine.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Because everybody lives in fear for a moment.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
My fear for Indy is that the team paid a premium price for a not-quite-premium player at a position where a single star makes less impact than in the past.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Fear for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fear%20for. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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