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
Revered and feared in equal measure, the Barbary lion was immortalized in North African folklore as a symbol of power, majesty, and a rapidly vanishing wilderness.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Many people at Harvard and elsewhere feared that the university would reach a deal with the Administration before Judge Burroughs’s decision, because that would have meant that no court would declare the unlawfulness of the Administration’s actions toward academic institutions.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Enciso has been left out of the squad for these fixtures because of his recent knee operation, and it was initially feared his lay-off afterwards would be long enough to scupper a move in the summer window.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
At least 1,124 people have died, 3,251 have been injured and over 8,000 houses have been destroyed, said the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group working in the region, adding that more people are feared trapped under rubble.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Many people at Harvard and elsewhere feared that the university would reach a deal with the Administration before Judge Burroughs’s decision, because that would have meant that no court would declare the unlawfulness of the Administration’s actions toward academic institutions.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Enciso has been left out of the squad for these fixtures because of his recent knee operation, and it was initially feared his lay-off afterwards would be long enough to scupper a move in the summer window.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
At least 1,124 people have died, 3,251 have been injured and over 8,000 houses have been destroyed, said the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group working in the region, adding that more people are feared trapped under rubble.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feared
worried
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Traders worried about inflation tend to pour money in gold, which some believe holds an intrinsic value that hedges against rising prices.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some scientists worried such accidents might genuinely threaten our existence.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Feared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feared. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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