1
as in arrests
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease
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2
as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a good apprehension of how computer systems work
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Recent Examples of apprehensions
The operation is expected to last weeks, like May's Operation Patriot in Boston which resulted in over 1,500 criminal alien apprehensions.
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Griff Jenkins , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
By comparison, during many months in Biden’s term, apprehensions surpassed more than 6,000 per day — and sometimes topping 10,000.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In El Paso Sector, which includes West Texas and New Mexico, interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said the seven-day average for apprehensions currently sits at around nine, compared with around 400 at the same time last year.
—Adam Powell, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Benton and Moore agree that events like 816 Day create opportunities for young people to break down any apprehensions about coming downtown.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
That is on pace to match the previous fiscal year’s maritime events, in which there were 589 incidents leading to 1,375 apprehensions.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
That month, apprehensions of undocumented immigrants across the southern border reached their lowest levels in decades.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Griff Jenkins , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
By comparison, during many months in Biden’s term, apprehensions surpassed more than 6,000 per day — and sometimes topping 10,000.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In El Paso Sector, which includes West Texas and New Mexico, interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said the seven-day average for apprehensions currently sits at around nine, compared with around 400 at the same time last year.
—Adam Powell, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Benton and Moore agree that events like 816 Day create opportunities for young people to break down any apprehensions about coming downtown.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
That is on pace to match the previous fiscal year’s maritime events, in which there were 589 incidents leading to 1,375 apprehensions.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
That month, apprehensions of undocumented immigrants across the southern border reached their lowest levels in decades.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensions
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Crime has been down across the District, though many residents have expressed their displeasure and raised concerns that immigration arrests have been a central part of the crackdown.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trial court also applied the new historical practices and understandings test, holding that there was no evidence of a tradition to display the Ten Commandments in public schools permanently.—
Lydia Artz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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But this week’s Platonic is the first official road trip episode, a brisk 24-minute journey during which both of our central characters overcome their denial and come to important understandings.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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In my experience changing the language is a smart first step to changing consumer perceptions and preferences.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Apprehensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensions. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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