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Recent Examples of unease Their support reflects a growing unease that the college’s current trajectory is unsustainable. Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 This unease, however, is not the problem. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Some countries in Central and South America are expressing unease, while others are willing to partner in the effort- despite questions about the legalities of the administration’s actions. Greg Dixon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 Even participants who saw clear benefits often described a lingering unease. Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unease
Noun
  • And Danielson noted that the team now has plenty of time to practice and give attention to areas of concern.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The progressive fear that the Abundance movement wants to take over the Democratic Party isn’t baseless at all — its adherents have plenty of influence in it now.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The starting point is learning to cultivate present-moment awareness and simply noticing your anxiety.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • My worry is that inaction is not a strategy.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Russell Westbrook, perhaps the most marquee free agent still available, uneasiness would be understandable.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Panthers’ underwhelming start to the preseason has created some uneasiness within the Carolina faithful.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unease. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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