as in apprehensively
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Recent Examples of anxiously
Welcome to the start of the 2026 hurricane season, when millions will focus – some slightly, others anxiously – on whether ingredients are coming together in the atmosphere to produce a hurricane or tropical storm.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Shouting, slamming doors and feet stomping are some of the noises that concern many home bakers anxiously awaiting a baking cake.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Immediately, Le Bris was asked anxiously if the club would need a bigger squad.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Her husband and sister followed behind, watching her anxiously through the window.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
This will be Pattinson’s second A24 movie of the year following The Drama, for which his anxiously humane turn earned some of the best reviews of his career.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Her husband and sister followed behind, watching her anxiously through the window.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
Workers are anxiously awaiting the fate of their careers as more employers tout the opportunity to automate certain roles, and even whole departments.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Evacuees gathered at four shelters in Fountain Valley, La Palma, Huntington Beach and Anaheim anxiously awaited updates.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Shouting, slamming doors and feet stomping are some of the noises that concern many home bakers anxiously awaiting a baking cake.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Immediately, Le Bris was asked anxiously if the club would need a bigger squad.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Her husband and sister followed behind, watching her anxiously through the window.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
This will be Pattinson’s second A24 movie of the year following The Drama, for which his anxiously humane turn earned some of the best reviews of his career.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Her husband and sister followed behind, watching her anxiously through the window.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
Workers are anxiously awaiting the fate of their careers as more employers tout the opportunity to automate certain roles, and even whole departments.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Evacuees gathered at four shelters in Fountain Valley, La Palma, Huntington Beach and Anaheim anxiously awaited updates.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 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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Though initially humbled by a world where women run everything and men fight for recognition, Damien adapts uneasily to the power imbalance and decides to pursue the CEO role alongside Alex.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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This extreme trust sits uneasily against an extreme paranoia about our gadgets.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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There’s a moment inside Nick Doyle’s new show at Perrotin when his AI oracle Ava stops feeling like a gimmick and starts sounding uncomfortably familiar.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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The button-up shirt dress is lightweight with a flattering silhouette and elastic waist that adds the right amount of definition without feeling uncomfortably tight.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Maplewood police made an arrest Monday night in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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One man was killed, another was critically injured, and a firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment building in Queens, the New York City Fire Department said.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Anxiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anxiously. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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