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as in timid
easily frightened
a tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor
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as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
the frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome
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Recent Examples of tremulous
Influential and destructive, Smith brings a tremulous self-delusion and confidence to the part, with a wild passion for life that contradicts everything young women are supposed to be taught at a strict all-girls school, particularly a fascination with men.
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The New Yorker and the Times Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Esquire—all were run by aloof tyrants, typically described as legendary, who made every call before a small audience of tremulous editors.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
She was played, in a star-making early role, by Winona Ryder, with a tremulous goth-girl resplendence that has never fully abandoned her.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Per the Otago Daily Times, Phillipps had recently been in a Dunedin hospital to treat liver problems and had previously battled addiction and hepatitis C.
The Chills formed in 1980 and helped propagate a homegrown indie rock variant marked by fanciful lyricism and tremulous guitars.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 July 2024
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The New Yorker and the Times Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Esquire—all were run by aloof tyrants, typically described as legendary, who made every call before a small audience of tremulous editors.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
She was played, in a star-making early role, by Winona Ryder, with a tremulous goth-girl resplendence that has never fully abandoned her.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Per the Otago Daily Times, Phillipps had recently been in a Dunedin hospital to treat liver problems and had previously battled addiction and hepatitis C.
The Chills formed in 1980 and helped propagate a homegrown indie rock variant marked by fanciful lyricism and tremulous guitars.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulous
Adjective
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In general at the N4G summit, and in particular at a side event at the Brazilian embassy themed around food systems and climate change, discussions of climate change were timid about mentioning industrial livestock’s role in land-use change.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Wu was seen as timid at the beginning of the migrant crisis, staying in the background while Healey seized a Roxbury community rec center as a migrant shelter.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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But the hauling and dumping operation has led to a dramatic fallout between county officials and Tujunga residents and is another example of a community fearful of accepting debris related to the Eaton and Palisades fires.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Victim fearful of ex-boyfriend In court documents, Garcia-Molina described how Nathan stalked her after their five-month relationship, which ended in November 2024.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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Inflation is stubbornly high, the job market is shaky, and global tariffs have stirred public anxiety.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Pressly, who was shaky early, brings the veteran presence the group missed in recent years.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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