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or nerve-wracking
as in nervous
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Recent Examples of nerve-racking
Getting used to the bare-bones shoot took time, but the nerve-racking encounters started on day one.
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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
This can be a nerve-racking experience.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of staff there on set from the global Calvin Klein team, which was also a little nerve-racking, but exciting.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
This can be a nerve-racking experience.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of staff there on set from the global Calvin Klein team, which was also a little nerve-racking, but exciting.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for nerve-racking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve-racking
Adjective
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The Trump administration became increasingly nervous at the prospect of a major war erupting in one of the most populous places on the planet.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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A little nervous at first, Harry does well calling the boat in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The composition is credited to the film’s actors Lola Kirke, Peter Dreams, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden and Jack O'Connell, who perform it in a quieter moment in the movie, breaking up the action and some tense storytelling.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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This productivity decline stems from several factors: Workplace morale deteriorates Remaining employees absorb additional responsibilities Teams become anxious about future job security When employees question whether their leaders truly value them, their enthusiasm and dedication suffer.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Nobel laureates, such as MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, are worried about its capacity to worsen income inequalities, and ordinary American workers are anxious about AI’s impact on jobs.—
Bhaskar Chakravorti,
Harvard Business Review,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Today, hydrogen bombs have replaced atom bombs in most arsenals, creating a world of uneasy standoffs among nuclear foes.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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With the rage virus still raging, a group of survivors, including a husband and wife played by Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, lives in uneasy isolation on a fortified island — until one of them crosses the causeway into whatever’s left of the mainland.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Proponents have long invoked civil rights language to promote vouchers, a disturbing rhetorical choice given vouchers originated as a tool for southern white parents to avoid the Supreme Court's desegregation order in Brown v. Board of Education.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Actress Isabella Rossellini reflects on the film’s disturbing material and autobiographical elements while resisting reductive interpretations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Nerve-racking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve-racking. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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