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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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Parties on both sides of a long-running debate over the California Public Utilities Commission’s controversial overhaul of rooftop solar regulations are anxiously awaiting a ruling from the state’s court of appeals.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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For now, worried residents are anxiously awaiting the public meeting, and Quant is hanging her hopes on getting a contested case hearing on the books.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Even as cheap shots of downtown LA’s skid row try to jam in social context uneasily.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In the modern American workplace, the romantic metaphors are getting uncomfortably literal.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The detritus of the birthday party forces her to look back — perhaps uncomfortably, if only fleetingly, for a woman whose career is all about momentum.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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