as in anxiously
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Recent Examples of apprehensively
This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensively
Adverb
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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
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In that way, the season’s interests are anxiously forward-looking and warmly retro.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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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For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
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Shock upon shock in Europe For Europeans, this energy shock feels uncomfortably familiar.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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