as in apprehensively
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Recent Examples of anxiously
Before then, Estrada Juarez had spent days anxiously awaiting updates from the government to facilitate her return.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Pip watch, however, is when online enthusiasts anxiously await the chicks' arrivals.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans of the group, known collectively as ARMY, have been anxiously awaiting the group’s return since then.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Two days after Mexican forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel last month, Gladdys Uribe was in her California home, anxiously tracking her parents’ movements in Mexico.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Luz Diaz, who spoke exclusively with CBS News New York, said her family has been anxiously waiting for an update on her nephew Yadreison Diaz.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
In that way, the season’s interests are anxiously forward-looking and warmly retro.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In the days that followed, his family, friends and fraternity brothers at the University of Alabama anxiously awaited news.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Among the schools that will be anxiously waiting tonight’s bracket reveal is Miami (Ohio), whose résumé became a lightning rod for debate.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Pip watch, however, is when online enthusiasts anxiously await the chicks' arrivals.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans of the group, known collectively as ARMY, have been anxiously awaiting the group’s return since then.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Two days after Mexican forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel last month, Gladdys Uribe was in her California home, anxiously tracking her parents’ movements in Mexico.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Luz Diaz, who spoke exclusively with CBS News New York, said her family has been anxiously waiting for an update on her nephew Yadreison Diaz.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
In that way, the season’s interests are anxiously forward-looking and warmly retro.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In the days that followed, his family, friends and fraternity brothers at the University of Alabama anxiously awaited news.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Among the schools that will be anxiously waiting tonight’s bracket reveal is Miami (Ohio), whose résumé became a lightning rod for debate.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anxiously
Adverb
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Last August, sandwiched uneasily between thousands in Grant Park, when Sabrina Carpenter invited out Earth, Wind and Fire, and Lollapalooza erupted in surprise, my internal sensitivity switch flipped and, again, tears.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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North Korea's leadership likely watched uneasily as the strikes killed Iran's supreme leader.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The mission, which flew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station in June 2024, came uncomfortably close to catastrophe.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The second dog, a large mixed breed, was critically wounded by a stray slug and died before it could be brought to an Animal Care Centers of NYC facility for treatment, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Another was critically injured.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Anxiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anxiously. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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