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as in uneasy
lacking or denying rest
the worried mother spent a restless night, tossing and turning in bed for hours
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as in anxious
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the figure skater was visibly restless as she waited for her scores to be posted
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Recent Examples of restless
This tender and slow hour isn’t for the restless, but a cathartic cry waits for those who make it to the end.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Add to that formula a volcanic voice and songs soaked in a restless spirit, and Dean has managed to set himself apart in a crowded country field.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Hours in a cramped seat can make anyone restless — even flight attendants, who recommend traveling with a portable foot hammock.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Skrillex is a master of misdirection whose trickster tendencies inform everything from his restless, global production purview to loopy release strategies.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Add to that formula a volcanic voice and songs soaked in a restless spirit, and Dean has managed to set himself apart in a crowded country field.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Hours in a cramped seat can make anyone restless — even flight attendants, who recommend traveling with a portable foot hammock.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Skrillex is a master of misdirection whose trickster tendencies inform everything from his restless, global production purview to loopy release strategies.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restless
Adjective
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These chewy ginger candies are her secret weapon for taming an uneasy stomach naturally.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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The Wall Street firm predicted that international institutional investors could be rethinking their appetite and risk-reward in U.S. investments as the current uneasy macroenvironment keeps them on edge.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Another reason people put off going to bed is to avoid feeling anxious or restless, said James Rowley, MD, a sleep medicine expert at Rush University Medical Center and spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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Professionally, Xavier is anxious about future tax exposure from his deferred compensation.—
Brian Lasher,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The move is aimed at disrupting the gangs' operations and supporting efforts to restore order in the troubled Caribbean nation.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Ocean Vuong’s second novel begins when an elderly Lithuanian woman with early-stage dementia saves Hai, a troubled 19-year-old, from taking his own life.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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The lack of caring about my childhood was so disturbing.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, there is often an undercurrent of mysticism surrounding the egg, with birth and death at the center—a dualism as true as it is sometimes disturbing.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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It can't be seen with the naked eye, but a curious weather pattern in the upper level atmosphere above the continental United States is forecast to generate unsettled weather and some big temperature contrasts into the weekend.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The National Weather Service (NWS) and meteorologists are warning that a multi-day pattern of unsettled weather could complicate outdoor plans and holiday travel routes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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In a tense Monday-night matchup in San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 109-106 to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round series.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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At one point, he's shown punching a wooden door, and his relationship with girlfriend Dawn Staples, played by Emily Blunt, seems tense.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Although its people are not restive, Putin’s Russia is internally weak.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pakistani forces raid militant hideouts PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan's security forces raided two militant hideouts in the country's restive northwest on Saturday, triggering gunbattles that left at least two soldiers and nine militants dead, the military said in a statement.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Your younger colleague is nervous about each conversation.—
Jay Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Restless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restless. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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