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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Ball collided hard with Lee and both crumpled quickly to the floor, quieting the arena while many looked on anxiously.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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But Anthropic is at odds with itself—thinking deeply, even anxiously, about seemingly every decision.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 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
Adverb
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Those words ring uncomfortably true today.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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This comparison sits uncomfortably with the man himself.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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