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Recent Examples of uneasily
Such recent works are, in other words, memoirs of ambivalence, in which imperfect narrators don’t overcome impairment but learn to coexist with it, however uneasily.
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the political culture gelled during the 1970s as the new antiwar, youth, green, gay, Chicano and women's movements joined the traditional labor and civil rights groups in a progressive coalition that survives, if uneasily, to this day.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Hollywood as a city where humans and cartoons uneasily coexist—most notably in the segregated Toontown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Escalator over the Hill Again no choice For the poor pale house
Riding uneasily
Over the Hill
In a phone interview, Mantler recalled learning her part by heart as her mother sang the words into her ear.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the political culture gelled during the 1970s as the new antiwar, youth, green, gay, Chicano and women's movements joined the traditional labor and civil rights groups in a progressive coalition that survives, if uneasily, to this day.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Hollywood as a city where humans and cartoons uneasily coexist—most notably in the segregated Toontown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Escalator over the Hill Again no choice For the poor pale house
Riding uneasily
Over the Hill
In a phone interview, Mantler recalled learning her part by heart as her mother sang the words into her ear.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasily
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With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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John wasn't allowed in the delivery room and waited anxiously to hear that everything had gone smoothly.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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But substantial uncertainties remain about when Israeli military forces would withdraw from most of the Gaza Strip, exactly how a transitional body would govern and police the enclave, and now, most critically, whether Hamas will acquiesce to the terms of the plan.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Compounding the problem, doctors often do not have time to wait for lab results before treating a critically ill newborn, leading to reliance on broad guidelines that may not match the resistance patterns in their hospitals.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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