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Recent Examples of anxiously
Cliff is anxiously avoiding a pop-up comedy night being held at one of his old haunts, organized by one of his old stand-up pals.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
On a white-run construction site in West Africa, an edgy, tightly wound foreman anxiously awaits his bride.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The scenarios are relatable — who among us has not anxiously ignored emails from an editor?
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
With the start of the regular season just around the corner, many are anxiously waiting to see if Parsons will take the field after such a messy offseason with management.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Cooper spent more than 200 days at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital as her family waited anxiously for an update.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Another girl waited with her mom anxiously outside the school.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Babies born during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are heading to preschool and kindergarten, and experts are waiting anxiously to see its impact on the young learners.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
On a white-run construction site in West Africa, an edgy, tightly wound foreman anxiously awaits his bride.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The scenarios are relatable — who among us has not anxiously ignored emails from an editor?
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
With the start of the regular season just around the corner, many are anxiously waiting to see if Parsons will take the field after such a messy offseason with management.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Cooper spent more than 200 days at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital as her family waited anxiously for an update.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Another girl waited with her mom anxiously outside the school.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Babies born during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are heading to preschool and kindergarten, and experts are waiting anxiously to see its impact on the young learners.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anxiously
Adverb
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Such recent works are, in other words, memoirs of ambivalence, in which imperfect narrators don’t overcome impairment but learn to coexist with it, however uneasily.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the political culture gelled during the 1970s as the new antiwar, youth, green, gay, Chicano and women's movements joined the traditional labor and civil rights groups in a progressive coalition that survives, if uneasily, to this day.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adverb
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The midday, late-August kickoff forced the visitors from just north of Chicago to endure the type of uncomfortably hot, humid air for which south Louisiana is known during summer.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, what Roach and McNamara do with it is the special sauce that makes this version crackle and pop, both hilariously and frequently uncomfortably.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And one of the reasons the movie has been so successful, both critically and financially.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Anticipate How Messages May Be Received Think critically about how every message may be received, both as intended and unintended.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Anxiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anxiously. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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