as in uncomfortably
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Recent Examples of uneasily
Those two systems now sit on top of each other, uneasily.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
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
Most of this sits rather uneasily with the evidence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Businesses operate in an environment where formal and informal systems coexist uneasily.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
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
Most of this sits rather uneasily with the evidence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Businesses operate in an environment where formal and informal systems coexist uneasily.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasily
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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
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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
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Welcome to the start of the 2026 hurricane season, when millions will focus – some slightly, others anxiously – on whether ingredients are coming together in the atmosphere to produce a hurricane or tropical storm.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Shouting, slamming doors and feet stomping are some of the noises that concern many home bakers anxiously awaiting a baking cake.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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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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Meanwhile, those students newly entering college are warily eyeing computer science.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Guests began to peek out from under their tables and warily stand up.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maplewood police made an arrest Monday night in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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One man was killed, another was critically injured, and a firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment building in Queens, the New York City Fire Department said.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasily. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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