as in uncomfortably
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Recent Examples of uneasily
Even as cheap shots of downtown LA’s skid row try to jam in social context uneasily.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
The message resonated uneasily in Europe, where leaders have spent the past year struggling to navigate a more transactional and confrontational Washington.
—Nik Popli, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Even so, the current focus on the rest of the world surely sits uneasily with parts of his base.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
The message resonated uneasily in Europe, where leaders have spent the past year struggling to navigate a more transactional and confrontational Washington.
—Nik Popli, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Even so, the current focus on the rest of the world surely sits uneasily with parts of his base.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasily
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Kudos to them, and kudos to writer-director Bronstein for bringing so much humor and righteous anger to this script while at the same time pushing her camera in so uncomfortably close.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Though this would be uncomfortably close quarters for most people, Kay and Dorothy’s volatile relationship, Lucy’s grief and Pete and Kay’s unique bond make the situation especially tense.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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For the 50th time, doctors were transplanting a heart into a patient whose family had waited anxiously about a year for the miracle.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Iranian Americans in metro Atlanta said their phones were buzzing as events unfolded overseas, and now many are anxiously waiting for the next message from family back home.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 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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Today, many literary translators and translation teachers regard it warily.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Consumers are watching warily for trickle-down effects on prices at the pump.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves were spotted off the coast of Massachusetts Monday as scientists see some positive signs for the critically endangered species.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada alleged in a civil lawsuit Monday that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI knew the shooter was planning a mass attack.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasily. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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