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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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Sentinel-Stars were bought anxiously and passed from hand to hand.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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Courtney Crowder Just before polls closed across Iowa Tuesday, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart was already anxiously awaiting Wednesday — and, really, the next 150 or so until Election Day.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
2 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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Both men were critically wounded, police said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The third child was critically injured.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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