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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.
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Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquietude
Noun
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Last year’s Public Service Commission flips were a blaring warning sign in a cycle dominated by voter anxiety over affordability and utility costs.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For weeks, Hilton and Bianco have led polls while eight prominent Democrats including Swalwell split the support of liberal voters, stoking anxiety among Democrats that the party could end up shut out of the November election.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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General manager Ohemaa Nyanin didn’t offer much to bridge that gap, sidestepping the why behind the move in the moments after the draft and leaving the room to sit in the tension of it all.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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As tensions with the Soviet Union escalate, Pathfinder is armed with ballistic missiles.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Yet nothing could stop the speculation and growing unease about the future of LIV Golf.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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City’s results have begun to sow unease among Arsenal fans.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our research shows that older adults with dementia may be at especially high risk of delirium and agitation in ED hallways.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
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Initial withdrawal symptoms include rising blood pressure, tachycardia, agitation and nausea/vomiting, gradually leading to severe hypertension, altered mental status, and possible cardiac or neurologic complications, per the alert.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Rigid wings experienced abrupt destabilization, while passive soft wings without sensing and control struggled to recover from larger flow perturbations.—
Etiido Uko
March 09,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2026
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And yet, the system is so sensitive that a small perturbation, given enough time, can steer its trajectory in a dramatically different direction.—
Antonios Mamalakis,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2026
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Protests over the soaring cost of fuel spread disruption across Ireland on Saturday with many gas stations running dry as truck and tractor drivers staged a fifth day of blockades at the country’s sole fuel refinery and several depots.—
Brian Melley,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Implosion was selected as the safest and most efficient method to maintain the project timeline while minimizing disruption and ensuring the safety of the Brickell Key community.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Inquietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquietude. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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