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troubling

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verb

present participle of trouble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of troubling
Adjective
Take the quiz here … DYNASTY DOOMED – Four-time Super Bowl champ points to troubling signs on Kansas City sideline. FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025 The producers of the show received a troubling phone call from Antwon Mans. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for troubling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubling
Adjective
  • Fortunately, there are straightforward ways to reduce your chances of being confronted with violent or disturbing videos.
    Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Federal Reserve policymakers have already started worrying about the housing market.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 225 pounds, Dillon has built a reputation as a hard-hitting, shot-blocking shutdown blueliner who has remained durable despite his physical playing style.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The central young star, or protostar, weighing as much as 10 of our suns, is located 15,000 light-years away in the outer reaches of our galaxy.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This may be subtle but often unsettling in nature.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For a story that could be this dark, what a gift to be able to recount some of these things, but with a tone that doesn’t need to be wildly investigative and uncomfortable and unsettling.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There's other important bathroom etiquette travelers should keep in mind to avoid bothering flight attendants.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Lead with Gratitude and Grace Calling out someone for bothering you is always tricky.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The frightening illness took place just two weeks after he was named MVP of his little league baseball team.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As the frightening futures foretold grow nearer, the details are also growing more precise.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No one forced them to expand to the West Coast, inconveniencing coaches, players and fans of 14 other schools.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Need someone to absorb your wife’s anger over that extramarital affair without inconveniencing your mistress?
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last season the Wildcats came close to upsetting Texas Tech on the road in a 52-51 overtime loss, and TCU was determined to not get into a shootout with the Wildcats.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After upsetting the Texas Longhorns in their first game, the Buckeyes backed that up with a 70-0 victory over Grambling State in Week 2.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Troubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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