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
Now, amid the federal overhaul, Morgan fears the VA will toss aside her family and other families' cases.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Mounting inflation fears These aren’t the first warnings on inflation from Slok.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow also recently balked at proposals to establish post-war security assurances for Ukraine, which fears a future Russian invasion even if a peace agreement were attained.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Future fears Such crony-like capitalism has also made CEOs from other industries wary.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
This all builds to a climax as Elizabeth fears that Bogdan may hurt Stephen, busting in on them, only to hear Bogdan’s confession via Stephen’s tape recorder.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As possessed people speak in foreign tongues and violence rises, Ahmed fears regaining memory, while the disciple fears his master’s decline may unleash an ancient evil.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Due to the unprecedented nature of the deal, Intel fears there's no way to anticipate myriad other challenges the deal may trigger.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Mounting inflation fears These aren’t the first warnings on inflation from Slok.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow also recently balked at proposals to establish post-war security assurances for Ukraine, which fears a future Russian invasion even if a peace agreement were attained.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Future fears Such crony-like capitalism has also made CEOs from other industries wary.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
This all builds to a climax as Elizabeth fears that Bogdan may hurt Stephen, busting in on them, only to hear Bogdan’s confession via Stephen’s tape recorder.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As possessed people speak in foreign tongues and violence rises, Ahmed fears regaining memory, while the disciple fears his master’s decline may unleash an ancient evil.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Due to the unprecedented nature of the deal, Intel fears there's no way to anticipate myriad other challenges the deal may trigger.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fears
worries
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What worries health advocates most is how their region, which drew an outsized benefit from Medicaid expansion, is now vulnerable to an outsized hit.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust, worries a downside surprise is coming in the jobs data.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fears. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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