as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge
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The United Kingdom and India conducted their first-ever dual aircraft carrier operation during a bilateral military exercise in the Indian Ocean this week, as both nations have been alarmed by China's increasingly assertive behavior across the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Nigin told her later that, yes, she had been alarmed by the cut but had resolved to check on her students.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the 12-day war in June left Iran likely no longer enriching uranium for its nuclear program, which the West long has worried could be weaponized.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Few of them shared the Menendez name and worried that audio would allow coworkers, friends or curious neighbors to identify them by their voice.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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If the White House grows distracted, or frustrated by slow progress, fighting could easily resume.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The elbow that bothered him for days after being hit by a foul tip earlier this season.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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These shoes didn’t have the best arch support, but that wasn’t something that bothered us when walking for short or long periods of time.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Michell McCluskey was unsettled by the comment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then turning cooler and unsettled by the weekend with mountain snow by Sunday!—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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As far as future relationships are concerned, Lopez hinted at keeping those private.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when Lia’s medical waiver fell off seemingly overnight in the fall of 2022, Joy was concerned.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Case in point was the second period, when Hartman agitated Gudbranson on a potentially game-swinging penalty.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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As the questions went on, Porter became visibility agitated and went as far as trying to end the interview.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Hagridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagridden. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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