as in uneasily
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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
The midday, late-August kickoff forced the visitors from just north of Chicago to endure the type of uncomfortably hot, humid air for which south Louisiana is known during summer.
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Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
However, what Roach and McNamara do with it is the special sauce that makes this version crackle and pop, both hilariously and frequently uncomfortably.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Inflation is already running uncomfortably warm, with progress backtowards to the Fed’s 2% goal stalling out in recent months in part due to Trump’s historically high interest rates.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Coby laughed uncomfortably, but Hailey persisted.
—Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The pace of Pilates can often be uncomfortably slow.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 11 Aug. 2025
And that meant uncomfortably warm and potentially dangerous nights in many cities the last several weeks, the National Weather Service said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
There’s nothing worse than a sleepless night, especially when it’s spent uncomfortably hot and drenched in sweat.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
In other words, each observer is technically entitled to their own private reality, in a way that is uncomfortably reminiscent of many-worlds.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
However, what Roach and McNamara do with it is the special sauce that makes this version crackle and pop, both hilariously and frequently uncomfortably.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Inflation is already running uncomfortably warm, with progress backtowards to the Fed’s 2% goal stalling out in recent months in part due to Trump’s historically high interest rates.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Coby laughed uncomfortably, but Hailey persisted.
—Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The pace of Pilates can often be uncomfortably slow.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 11 Aug. 2025
And that meant uncomfortably warm and potentially dangerous nights in many cities the last several weeks, the National Weather Service said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
There’s nothing worse than a sleepless night, especially when it’s spent uncomfortably hot and drenched in sweat.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
In other words, each observer is technically entitled to their own private reality, in a way that is uncomfortably reminiscent of many-worlds.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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Why do those premises sit together uneasily?—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Elvis sat on the couch, holding his Fender bass guitar, as the four shaggy-haired Beatles stood and sat uneasily.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Cliff is anxiously avoiding a pop-up comedy night being held at one of his old haunts, organized by one of his old stand-up pals.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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On a white-run construction site in West Africa, an edgy, tightly wound foreman anxiously awaits his bride.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Financing challenges, supply chain disruptions, an uncertain talent pipeline, and — critically — a widening shortfall of the uranium required to run nuclear power facilities all loom as issues for a sector seen as key to addressing electricity demand growth while weaning grids off fossil fuels.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our survey found that 43% of respondents acknowledged a widening AI skills gap, which is likely to grow unless technical leaders prioritize upskilling teams to understand model behavior, prompt engineering and how to critically evaluate model inputs and outputs.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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