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Recent Examples of distressful And yet behind the distressful scene, a young man continues to butcher an animal. Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024 Despite the distressful news of Houston’s death that day, the event went forward to create a space for guests to mourn. Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 But the results, Mr. Chancellor observes, were not as distressful for the rich as a medieval canonist might have hoped. Adam Rowe, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote for the Roe-affirming majority in 1973, included a brief list of the potential detriments of forcing women to carry pregnancies to term: Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 6 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distressful
Adjective
  • Handing spending power to a piece of software makes people uneasy.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An uneasy calm, after two nights of chaos that saw tens of thousands of people pour out into the streets to vent their fury, setting fire to parliament and the Supreme Court – key symbols of state – and clashing with the government forces sent to keep them under control.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And these are -- these are very tragic circumstances that impact all of us.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Before Experience Hendrix After Hendrix’s tragic death, production of the guitarist’s music was in the hands of his allegedly exploitative manager, Michael Jeffery who died in a mysterious 1973 plane crash.
    Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fortunately, there are straightforward ways to reduce your chances of being confronted with violent or disturbing videos.
    Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Therefore, there are some unfortunate parallels between young Gen Z needing to sacrifice wages due to wavering job opportunities and millennials graduating into the Great Recession.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In today's volatile business climate, layoffs have become an unfortunate reality across industries.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Following a tense summit in July hosted by Beijing, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said that leaders had agreed to an improved mechanism for Chinese exports of rare earth minerals to the bloc.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This may be subtle but often unsettling in nature.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For a story that could be this dark, what a gift to be able to recount some of these things, but with a tone that doesn’t need to be wildly investigative and uncomfortable and unsettling.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Research in attachment theory tells us that people with anxious attachment tendencies often monitor signs of availability and care in their partners.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • While all of his children enjoy supporting him at his fights, María is the one who gets the most anxious, according to Canelo.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • FurHaven Calming Cuddler Donut Pet Bed A fluffy bed that surrounds your dog with warmth can be great for relieving anxiety and calming down a nervous pet.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Even with the mixed indications for winter golf, course owners are nervous, NCGOA CEO Jay Karen said on a video call.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Distressful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distressful. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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