inquietude

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Recent Examples of inquietude Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquietude
Noun
  • An earlier 2019 study in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance found turbulence, unfamiliar aircraft noises, and the threat of terror attacks were among the top anxiety triggers.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • In addition to being an outstanding source of quality protein, vitamins, and minerals, eggs contain choline, an essential nutrient that plays a vital role in brain health and helps to reduce stress and anxiety by improving emotional well-being.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Tesla stock’s gain also came as part of a broader rally: The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq each gained nearly 1% as Wall Street shook off fears of escalating geopolitical tensions tied to Iran’s retaliation to U.S. strikes.
    Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Trump activated 2,000 Natural Guard troops without receiving approval from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who argued that bringing in the reinforcements would inflame tensions in the city.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite the stark beauty in one of the state's most productive agricultural regions, there's a sense of unease among the community's leaders as Congress debates a budget bill that could radically reshape Medicaid, the government health program for low-income people.
    John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
  • Then again, the Justices’ unease about whether children and adolescents can genuinely consent to life-altering treatments would be lacking in the case of adults.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to ongoing agitation and awareness-building — especially by activist Opal Lee, now 98 years old — President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
  • Chicago Tribune Loveland noted the fire Johnson shows, both in excitement for a big play or in agitation for a careless mistake.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Its responses are syrupy, its handling is unremarkable, and its odd brake pedal feel creates a sense of disquietude.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The group’s songs, all dance grooves, pulsing bass lines and ’80s-tinged synths, have typically reeked of disquietude and served as a maze into Healy’s brilliant but occasionally self-indulgent mind.
    Dan Hyman, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Massively parallel genetic perturbation suggests the energetic structure of an amyloid-β transition state.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • One advantage of our technology is its attention to what control engineers call closed-loop system stability, which means that any perturbations to a normal state lead to only small and fleeting variations.
    Behnood Gholami, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2018
Noun
  • Today, between the economic, technological and geopolitical disruptions over the last few years, even three-month plans may require constant adjustment.
    Laureen Knudsen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • But energy prices have since tumbled as Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire, reducing the risk of a disastrous disruption in the flow of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 July 2025

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“Inquietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquietude. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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