as in anxiety
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage
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Recent Examples of agita
Things did not exactly go as planned from there, as higher than expected monthly inflation readings, agita about lingering consumer price increases from tariffs and the unwieldy $36 trillion national debt threw a wrench in plans to return to neutral monetary policy.
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
And despite the agita and anxiety permeating newsrooms, there remain pockets of optimism.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
At his confirmation hearing for secretary of state last week, Rubio said that agita about Chinese influence over the canal are legitimate.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
And staff at the channel had been dealing with the agita that comes along with a change in ownership, wondering what the spin off to SpinCo will mean.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
And despite the agita and anxiety permeating newsrooms, there remain pockets of optimism.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
At his confirmation hearing for secretary of state last week, Rubio said that agita about Chinese influence over the canal are legitimate.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
And staff at the channel had been dealing with the agita that comes along with a change in ownership, wondering what the spin off to SpinCo will mean.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agita
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Too much attention, often understandably driven by shareholder and financial analyst anxiety, is being placed on the lagging indicators of current performance.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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An earlier 2019 study in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance found turbulence, unfamiliar aircraft noises, and the threat of terror attacks were among the top anxiety triggers.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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And any fear—and hence bigger discounts—caused by overwrought debt worries just makes our opportunity even sweeter.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The fear, in fact, is that our continual need to standardize will modernize ourselves out of existence.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
28 June 2025
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The fact Ishiba’s LDP faces an election on July 20 only heightens the BOJ’s worries about the political establishment striking back.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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But plenty of Republicans have expressed worries about the provision as well, imperiling its passage.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
25 June 2025
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This has increased concern over escalating rhetoric and the possibility that individual actors will feel compelled to take matters into their own hands.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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While the conflict is concerning, radioactivity as a result of the military strikes is not a top concern, nuclear experts say.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
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Despite the stark beauty in one of the state's most productive agricultural regions, there's a sense of unease among the community's leaders as Congress debates a budget bill that could radically reshape Medicaid, the government health program for low-income people.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Then again, the Justices’ unease about whether children and adolescents can genuinely consent to life-altering treatments would be lacking in the case of adults.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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“Agita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agita. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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