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
An examination revealed just a Grade 1 strain, giving the Dodgers hope that he won’t be sidelined quite as long as first feared.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The guiding image of my process was not an outline, but the ball pit found at indoor playgrounds, beloved by children and feared by adults who carry hand sanitizer just for such activities.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
With tensions in the Middle East dragging on and oil prices rising higher as a result, economists had feared that inflation, paired with slowing growth, would lead to a stagnating economy with rising prices.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
There, many cited the images of immigration enforcement agents violently arresting and even killing people and feared that similar scenes might play out within their community.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The guiding image of my process was not an outline, but the ball pit found at indoor playgrounds, beloved by children and feared by adults who carry hand sanitizer just for such activities.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
With tensions in the Middle East dragging on and oil prices rising higher as a result, economists had feared that inflation, paired with slowing growth, would lead to a stagnating economy with rising prices.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
There, many cited the images of immigration enforcement agents violently arresting and even killing people and feared that similar scenes might play out within their community.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for feared
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feared
worried
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Labor interests, in particular, worried that a private Pinnacol would end up raising rates and leaving high-risk industries, such as construction, unable to afford workers’ comp insurance.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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But those lot rents have slowly increased across the state and have priced out some retirees, leaving Good Samaritan residents worried the change in ownership may push them out too.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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“Feared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feared. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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