as in uncomfortably
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Recent Examples of uneasily
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.
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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
An uneasy balance The concentration of power around one figure sits uneasily with one of the founding impulses of the 1979 revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic.
—Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
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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
An uneasy balance The concentration of power around one figure sits uneasily with one of the founding impulses of the 1979 revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic.
—Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasily
Adverb
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Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Our shows are uncomfortably authentic and truthful.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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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
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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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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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Stringer | Reuters Americans are warily eyeing prices at the pump as oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz grind to a halt amid the threat of Iranian attacks on vessels.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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
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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasily. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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