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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
Whereas Heineman’s film used its incredible access to the central couple to capture moments that come across as beautifully and uncomfortably intimate and unstaged, Bergh (The Greatest Love Story Never Told) uses his access to make everything pretty and entirely too contrived.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
There’s a moment inside Nick Doyle’s new show at Perrotin when his AI oracle Ava stops feeling like a gimmick and starts sounding uncomfortably familiar.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
The button-up shirt dress is lightweight with a flattering silhouette and elastic waist that adds the right amount of definition without feeling uncomfortably tight.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
But as time ticks down toward summer recess and the midterm elections, the Clarity Act still has an uncomfortably thin margin for error.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Our shows are uncomfortably authentic and truthful.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Tobias Harris – a name that still echoes uncomfortably in Orlando – poured in 30 points, adding another layer of irony to a franchise that once traded him away for essentially nothing.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Recreational boating doesn’t get as much attention, but as a distant conflict pushes the average gallon of gas past $4 and diesel uncomfortably close to $6, an industry built on big, fuel-hungry engines is being squeezed.
—Charles Gorrivan, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
There’s a moment inside Nick Doyle’s new show at Perrotin when his AI oracle Ava stops feeling like a gimmick and starts sounding uncomfortably familiar.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
The button-up shirt dress is lightweight with a flattering silhouette and elastic waist that adds the right amount of definition without feeling uncomfortably tight.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
But as time ticks down toward summer recess and the midterm elections, the Clarity Act still has an uncomfortably thin margin for error.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Our shows are uncomfortably authentic and truthful.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Tobias Harris – a name that still echoes uncomfortably in Orlando – poured in 30 points, adding another layer of irony to a franchise that once traded him away for essentially nothing.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Recreational boating doesn’t get as much attention, but as a distant conflict pushes the average gallon of gas past $4 and diesel uncomfortably close to $6, an industry built on big, fuel-hungry engines is being squeezed.
—Charles Gorrivan, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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Most respondents cluster uneasily in the middle, reflecting ambivalence rather than ideological conviction.—
Alexis Montambault-Trudelle,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Though initially humbled by a world where women run everything and men fight for recognition, Damien adapts uneasily to the power imbalance and decides to pursue the CEO role alongside Alex.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Fans have been anxiously awaiting the LP since the star first announced it back in April.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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Everyone else sat anxiously waiting as city after city was announced before finally hearing Orlando’s name called.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Sea turtles are some of the most endangered animals on the planet, and Kemp’s ridleys, the smallest species out of the bunch, are critically endangered.—
Pat Mueller,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Lakanwal — an Afghan national — is accused of killing Beckstrom and critically wounding Air Force Staff Sgt.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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