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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agita
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The result came after Milei’s party suffered a landslide defeat to the Peronist opposition in a September local vote in the Buenos Aires province, an outcome that sparked a selloff of the peso amid investor fears over the president’s standing with voters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Harrison expressed deep fears that the White House could take an ax to CPB and public media more broadly.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shanahan, the head coach in Washington from 2010 to 2013, once grilled Paulsen on offensive tackle protections out of worry the tight end might have to play emergency tackle in a preseason game.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those worries resulted in a European bank stock selloff last week, although the sector quickly rebounded.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi was expected to raise Japan’s security concerns about Beijing’s military build-up to Trump during his visit.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unlike past contests, this vote has unfolded against a backdrop of deep sociopolitical unease and visible youth engagement.—
Amindeh Blaise Atabong,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This shift, unprecedented in modern Japanese history, has prompted unease among nationalist groups and some conservative politicians.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Agita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agita. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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