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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 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
Not long into his second term, Bush sat uncomfortably as Stephen Colbert, then a Comedy Central host, hammered him with an aggressiveness unusual for the dinner.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaning uncomfortably hard on Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 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
Not long into his second term, Bush sat uncomfortably as Stephen Colbert, then a Comedy Central host, hammered him with an aggressiveness unusual for the dinner.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaning uncomfortably hard on Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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Those two systems now sit on top of each other, uneasily.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Five years later, after disappearing from public view and hitting a few more rock bottoms, Rashad dropped The House is Burning, a pained portrait of a person fresh out of rehab and uneasily seeking a path toward redemption.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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The line outside of Newark Symphony Hall last Friday night spanned three blocks, with fans anxiously awaiting to catch a glimpse of the queen of Arab pop music.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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Joey Nickischer, a commander of the Putnam County Technical Rescue Team, was on site for Rudy's rescue and told Times Union that the team was concerned the pup might react anxiously or aggressively, but Rudy was well-behaved.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 May 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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The collapse brought the critically important Baltimore port to a standstill for two months, and reconstruction of the bridge continues.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Will critics chime with Paper Tiger from critically-polarizing filmmmaker James Gray?—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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