1
as in fears
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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as in concerns
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worries
Wildfire worries As the warmth builds, dry, gusty winds will sweep across the High Plains this week, increasing the risk of wildfire ignition and rapid spread.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Even this newspaper story worries her.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Gutierrez Vo worries that AI is simply being used to cut costs and increase profits, forcing already-dwindling staff to work even harder.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
As one of Johnson County’s few organizations that offers free, daily services, Moreland worries about the impact a permanent closure would have on residents who may be struggling.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Software stocks have sold off in recent weeks on rising AI disruption fears and worries that new agentic tools can replace them.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
But what worries me is a judge should not hold up everything.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Fajeau said the Sierra Club California welcomes the bill’s $5 billion cap on new projects but worries that water contractors could try to slice large conveyance proposals into smaller phases to keep them under that threshold.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Even this newspaper story worries her.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Gutierrez Vo worries that AI is simply being used to cut costs and increase profits, forcing already-dwindling staff to work even harder.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
As one of Johnson County’s few organizations that offers free, daily services, Moreland worries about the impact a permanent closure would have on residents who may be struggling.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Software stocks have sold off in recent weeks on rising AI disruption fears and worries that new agentic tools can replace them.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
But what worries me is a judge should not hold up everything.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Fajeau said the Sierra Club California welcomes the bill’s $5 billion cap on new projects but worries that water contractors could try to slice large conveyance proposals into smaller phases to keep them under that threshold.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worries
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Now, Wall Street fears that software can do it all by itself.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without the correct attributes — competitiveness, mindset, IQ, internal drive — Donovan fears a young player could flounder in Chicago.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most eye-catching revelation concerns the travel habits of CEO Alex Karp, whose executive aircraft expenses more than doubled over the previous year, suggesting the chief executive may have spent nearly one-third of his year in the sky.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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What concerns us most is how the campus has been responding.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wagh stresses that the evolving market requires flexible content strategies across theatrical, streaming and emerging formats including microdramas.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The purchase was made to the opposition of local leaders, who worried about the infrastructure stresses on their small, 5,000-person community, as well as the safety of their residents.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most people are able to put the splint away once their plantar fasciitis no longer bothers them.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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That inward struggle made it to the surface because Glenn no longer bothers with charades.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Every generation finds new ways to parent, and every generation frets about it.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Instead of asking if Kyle is okay, Fraser frets that her husband paid the tip.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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But that's not really what alarms me, someone making money off of military advancements.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But what alarms him most is the silence from the business community.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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For Moore, the resident who is leading the charge against the cameras, potential surveillance of the immigrant community is what troubles her the most.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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What troubles C0llins—and many tax practitioners—most is not just the delay, but the way the IRS communicates during it.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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What really disturbs professionals is the FDA’s injection of inconsistency into its reviews of drug applications.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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By cross-pollinating different groups of thinkers, Seth disturbs the pattern-completion machinery of each mind, clearing the ground for alternative insights to land.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Worries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worries. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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