as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
the insecurity of the bookcase made it dangerous for a household with small children who like to climb
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Recent Examples of insecurity
This global insecurity and economic instability has precedents in the initial HIV crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Then, William announced that his organization had constructed a scheme that backed rangers with an insurance policy that protected them and their families, removing a major insecurity in their dangerous profession.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
How have the compounding effects of college protests, financial insecurity, and student loan debt shaped a culture?
—Alexis Williams, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
In the real world, many women can relate to a pointed comment on your insecurity leading to emotional turmoil that only a pint of talenti mango sorbetto can fix — my mom can point out some underarm fat in a photo and that will simply ruin my week.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Then, William announced that his organization had constructed a scheme that backed rangers with an insurance policy that protected them and their families, removing a major insecurity in their dangerous profession.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
How have the compounding effects of college protests, financial insecurity, and student loan debt shaped a culture?
—Alexis Williams, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
In the real world, many women can relate to a pointed comment on your insecurity leading to emotional turmoil that only a pint of talenti mango sorbetto can fix — my mom can point out some underarm fat in a photo and that will simply ruin my week.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecurity
instability
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Yet today, rising geopolitical instability and a wave of economic nationalism threaten to disrupt the free flows of energy the system relies on — all at a moment when cheaper, cleaner alternatives are available.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The post 9/11 blunders in which Cheney played a part can be tied to the rise of ISIS, perennial instability in the Middle East, the migrant crisis and the crushing debt burden ($38 trillion and counting) that looms over the US economy.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Insecurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecurity. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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