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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
The film honors Kerr’s achievements in the ring while also presenting his drug addiction, depression, and dysfunctional relationship with Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt) in a series of uncomfortably raw scenes where Safdie turns the audience into uninvited voyeurs to Kerr’s worst moments.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
The kind having to do with allegations that concertgoers were not warned about uncomfortably hot venues used in Madonna’s Celebration Tour concert that Crawshaw-Sparks had dismissed with prejudice on behalf of the pop star and Live Nation.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Imelda was moving northeast at a sluggish 7 mph, a track that could bring it uncomfortably close to the island midweek.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Piedmont Police Department came to the aid of a fawn that was stuck very uncomfortably in a fence in a rural area, video shows.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Bruno himself is preëxistingly missing, having vanished some years earlier, when things started getting uncomfortably hot in the cheese underworld.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Winters here are mild and appealing, while summer can be uncomfortably hot and humid.
—Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
The kind having to do with allegations that concertgoers were not warned about uncomfortably hot venues used in Madonna’s Celebration Tour concert that Crawshaw-Sparks had dismissed with prejudice on behalf of the pop star and Live Nation.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Imelda was moving northeast at a sluggish 7 mph, a track that could bring it uncomfortably close to the island midweek.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Piedmont Police Department came to the aid of a fawn that was stuck very uncomfortably in a fence in a rural area, video shows.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Bruno himself is preëxistingly missing, having vanished some years earlier, when things started getting uncomfortably hot in the cheese underworld.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Winters here are mild and appealing, while summer can be uncomfortably hot and humid.
—Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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The three of them—Toklas and the two Steins—had lived uneasily together since 1910.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, characters wield whatever power race gives them—however uneasily.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Doncaster, England — Five young women are staring anxiously at a laptop.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As investigators work to determine what caused an Airbus EC130 T2 medical helicopter to crash onto busy Highway 50 critically injuring the three aboard, Monday’s dramatic crash in Sacramento highlights the critical role of air ambulances and the perils their pilots and crew face in the skies.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the most effective workforce-ready graduates are those who can think critically, communicate effectively, and adapt to complexity.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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