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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
The problem is that after weeks of operating at that speed, normal life can feel uncomfortably slow.
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Jo Ilfeld,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
They are forced back together to uncover the secrets buried deep within their family’s past and in doing so, must confront the harsh and often uncomfortably hilarious realities of the present.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
When baby boomers meet the debt ceiling Those dates line up uncomfortably well with the gradual fading of the baby boomer generation from positions of economic and political power.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Others climb pedestrian signals and position themselves uncomfortably on top of the big, yellow box.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Filmmaker mode again handles dark objects a bit better while not dimming the picture uncomfortably, even in its default settings.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Jo Ilfeld,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
They are forced back together to uncover the secrets buried deep within their family’s past and in doing so, must confront the harsh and often uncomfortably hilarious realities of the present.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
When baby boomers meet the debt ceiling Those dates line up uncomfortably well with the gradual fading of the baby boomer generation from positions of economic and political power.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Others climb pedestrian signals and position themselves uncomfortably on top of the big, yellow box.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Filmmaker mode again handles dark objects a bit better while not dimming the picture uncomfortably, even in its default settings.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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.
—
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
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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The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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In the hours before the parade, people anxiously awaited the arrival of their champions.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 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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However, a buyer's FICO score critically dictates the true cost, with those having poor credit facing the highest interest rates.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Last month, LaPorte County, Indiana, Sheriff's Deputy Jon Samuelson was shot and critically injured in the line of duty.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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