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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreading
fearing
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His family initially declined to post bail, fearing a federal immigration detainer would result in his transfer to immigration custody, according to the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, which represented Shah Alam.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Reyna, who like other immigrants interviewed asked that their last names not be published, fearing retribution, cleaned stalls on a dairy farm and now works at a manufacturing plant.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Dreading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreading. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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