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Recent Examples of agita For all the agita about Curry and his hammy, the strength of the NBA’s deliveries is testament to one of the more unpredictable postseason periods in recent memory. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2025 While tariffs have led to much agita in the wine world, one part of the industry has seen a silver lining of late: the secondary market. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 May 2025 All this agita was present in the room on Thursday when the owners appeared yet again in front of the state liquor-license board. Bridget Read, Curbed, 14 Mar. 2025 And despite the agita and anxiety permeating newsrooms, there remain pockets of optimism. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agita
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agita
Noun
  • At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The starting point is learning to cultivate present-moment awareness and simply noticing your anxiety.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The progressive fear that the Abundance movement wants to take over the Democratic Party isn’t baseless at all — its adherents have plenty of influence in it now.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • My worry is that inaction is not a strategy.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And Danielson noted that the team now has plenty of time to practice and give attention to areas of concern.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The brief spasm, though, betrays an unease in the incredibly slim majority Johnson controls and the volatility in his base.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That sense of unease has grown more in recent years, as shifting immigration policies fuel confusion about what protections still exist.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Agita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agita. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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