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Recent Examples of troublous Then there were the ghoulish figures of revolutionary adventurers, the Mexican painter with two pistols in his belt, the men who were carving themselves careers out of these troublous times. John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublous
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
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
Adjective
  • Either way, a wrist injury would help explain the rather troubling start for Thomas, who was profiled to be one of the best wide receivers in all of football coming into the 2025 season.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Regardless of which direction the program goes at Head Coach, or if Iamaleava will stay for his junior season, the fact that UCLA is already looking towards next year in Week 3 is troubling enough.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ponder the grocery categories tracked by local CPIs to see which California supermarket aisles are most troublesome to your household’s food budget.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For Wild fans, one more potentially troublesome factor iis the history of moves like that one.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 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

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

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