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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Meanwhile, tens of millions of people like you and me were left freezing our credit and anxiously monitoring bank accounts for years.—
Raj Ananthanpillai,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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So for now, Lofland, who plays Cooper Norris, is anxiously awaiting to see what writer and co-creator Taylor Sheridan will dream up for the Norris family.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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The message resonated uneasily in Europe, where leaders have spent the past year struggling to navigate a more transactional and confrontational Washington.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even so, the current focus on the rest of the world surely sits uneasily with parts of his base.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2026
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The film certainly earns its MPA R rating with graphic violence that carries a rather nasty tone at times and can sit a little uncomfortably alongside the film’s comic and family drama elements.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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That is where the Broncos sit today, uncomfortably digesting how Sean Payton’s decision to go for it in the second quarter cost Denver a chance to go to its ninth Super Bowl.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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