as in worried
to experience concern or anxiety
her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her
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Recent Examples of feared
Some feared the more aggressive plan could be susceptible to a legal challenge and could backfire in a poor election year for Republicans by creating more competitive districts that could allow Democrats to win three seats.
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David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The soldiers feared the possibility of some Indigenous having ties to guerrilla groups who lurk in the jungle; the Indigenous could sense that suspicion and also felt the military didn’t respect their ancient and intimate knowledge of the jungle.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Home is a place where problems are faced together, not feared.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
Some loyal fans feared the 56-year-old chain was drifting too far from its bucolic roots, and the company’s shares (CBRL) nosedived more than 12% days after the announcement.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The soldiers feared the possibility of some Indigenous having ties to guerrilla groups who lurk in the jungle; the Indigenous could sense that suspicion and also felt the military didn’t respect their ancient and intimate knowledge of the jungle.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Home is a place where problems are faced together, not feared.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
Some loyal fans feared the 56-year-old chain was drifting too far from its bucolic roots, and the company’s shares (CBRL) nosedived more than 12% days after the announcement.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feared
worried
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Such incidents, in the past, would have had her run home, and write about them furiously in her journal, worried that forgetting them would erase the blessings corresponded to it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Luka’s policy change was motivated in part by regulatory pressure, especially in Italy, where officials worried that Replika posed a risk to minors and emotionally fragile users.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Feared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feared. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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