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
Migrant apprehensions ticked higher in both August and September from a low of nearly 4,600 in July, according to DHS data.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
In September, Border Patrol agents averaged roughly 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border — about 8,300 for the month — marking a 95% drop from the previous administration’s daily average of about 5,110 between February 2021 and December 2024, according to CBP figures.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
By September 2025, apprehensions had fallen to about 8,400, marking a record monthly low.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
So did apprehensions of people with charges pending but no convictions.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
During a panel on new tendencies in the audiovisual sector, CEO at Professor Octopus AI Laboratory Carlos Fernández de Vigo, tried to appease some of the apprehensions by emphasizing artificial intelligence’s potential to create jobs in the industry.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 22 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
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
Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
In September, Border Patrol agents averaged roughly 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border — about 8,300 for the month — marking a 95% drop from the previous administration’s daily average of about 5,110 between February 2021 and December 2024, according to CBP figures.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
By September 2025, apprehensions had fallen to about 8,400, marking a record monthly low.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
So did apprehensions of people with charges pending but no convictions.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
During a panel on new tendencies in the audiovisual sector, CEO at Professor Octopus AI Laboratory Carlos Fernández de Vigo, tried to appease some of the apprehensions by emphasizing artificial intelligence’s potential to create jobs in the industry.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 22 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensions
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Pérez registered on the app again in August, then a third time in September, as immigration arrests ramped up in Chicago.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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The enforcement operation led to 20 arrests in an investigation led by Net-5 — a Yuba-Sutter drug and gang task force — and the DEA.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The primary goal is to trace how these medical ideas were communicated through language and how that language still influences public and clinical understandings of the body today.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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The memo, first reported by Axios, says that Congress must specifically appropriate funds for back pay, contradicting previous understandings of the law.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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What doesn’t help are the negative perceptions that employers hold about this generation — and that too many in our society have held about adolescence for far too long.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown of the federal government, which stretched into its tenth day on Friday, has not so far affected Americans’ perceptions about the economy, according to the survey.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.—
Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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