as in worries
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 fears
Continue reading … CAPITOL CHAOS — House GOP fears primary losers could jeopardize razor-thin majority.
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FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The group also fears that losing Starlink access could endanger pilots, since the satellite internet service can be used for emergency communications and to receive important weather alerts.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
They are aimed at liberty, normalization and everything dictatorial theocracy fears most.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
But Al-Nabi fears these measures aren’t enough.
—Eissa Dafallah, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
The subpoena requested the names, birthdates, diagnostic codes, and Social Security numbers for trans patients receiving medical care from QueerDoc — personal information that the trans community fears the administration could use to target individuals.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Baghdad fears that instability in Iran, one of its largest trading partners, will have devastating economic effects.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Overblown fears Software stocks crumbled in January, down nearly 15%, and February, off 10%, on fears that agentic artificial intelligence could make traditional software-as-a-service models obsolete.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Howard County's Latino community fears the presence of ICE.
—April Santana, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The group also fears that losing Starlink access could endanger pilots, since the satellite internet service can be used for emergency communications and to receive important weather alerts.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
They are aimed at liberty, normalization and everything dictatorial theocracy fears most.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
But Al-Nabi fears these measures aren’t enough.
—Eissa Dafallah, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
The subpoena requested the names, birthdates, diagnostic codes, and Social Security numbers for trans patients receiving medical care from QueerDoc — personal information that the trans community fears the administration could use to target individuals.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Baghdad fears that instability in Iran, one of its largest trading partners, will have devastating economic effects.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Overblown fears Software stocks crumbled in January, down nearly 15%, and February, off 10%, on fears that agentic artificial intelligence could make traditional software-as-a-service models obsolete.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Howard County's Latino community fears the presence of ICE.
—April Santana, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fears
worries
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But worries about a potentially slowing economy are pulling downward at the same time.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Fears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fears. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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