worries

verb

present tense third-person singular of worry
1
as in fears
to experience concern or anxiety they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved

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2
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 Wilner-Deering worries that the attention paid to Epstein’s associates has crowded out what survivors have said happened to them. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 The Iranian regime also worries that its favorable position will not last forever. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Unless the industry does more to demonstrate AI’s tangible benefits, Cramer worries deteriorating public sentiment could become another headwind for an already fragile market. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Winthrop worries that students could become reliant on AI to do their thinking or navigate relationships for them. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 Plus, the Panthers’ injury situation — no Devin Lloyd (calf), with the potential for no Xavier Legette (knee) or Jalen Coker (ankle) — worries me. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026 What worries her is that such existential fears could distract from present harms the technology is already causing, such as AI deepfakes, mental health challenges and the potential for job loss. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Thabet also worries about his sister, who hasn't been able to afford her diabetes medication for over a month. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 That’s ultimately why Tao’s and Buckmaster’s worries about what AI is doing to mathematics research matters far more than Buckmaster’s specific accusations against OpenAI’s tactics in this particular case. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worries
  1. fears
  2. concerns
  3. stresses
  4. bothers
  5. frets
  6. alarms
  7. troubles
  8. disturbs
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  • Wall Street indices opened higher following slight gains in Europe and a mixed performance in Asia, against a backdrop of rising government bond yields and persistent inflation fears.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Likud fears an influx of Israeli expats could help the opposition parties in a close election.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Emirati prosecutors opened an investigation after a co-pilot stabbed his captain mid-flight, asserting jurisdiction over a crime that also concerns Saudi Arabia and Israel.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Arguably the most important question in percolation theory concerns the transition from a system with only finite clusters to one with infinite clusters.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of concerns
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  • Still, Veeraraghavan stresses that responsibility for such incidents should rest solely on the AI companies that made the involved agents.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Clients will be informed of releases by newsletter, but, as Risso stresses, the Bureau is open to anyone who discovers it.
    — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stresses
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  • This is why the sameness creeping into corporate communications right now bothers me more than the question of whether AI can write a good press release.
    — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways What bothers me most about DoppelCart is how convincing these fake stores can look.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bothers
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  • As the industry frets about consolidation, the slow decline of entertainment on broadcast TV in favor of live sports is yet another way Hollywood’s creative class is getting squeezed.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Kate, for her part, frets that her grieving husband is lacking male companionship.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of frets
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  • That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Definition of alarms
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  • But the equity market’s rise this year has been driven primarily by just a few sectors, which troubles some analysts.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The aspect of the painting that troubles me most, though, is the sleeve of Amélie’s dress.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of troubles
Verb
  • Some of the sightings claim a man wearing clothing typical of the 17th or 18th centuries, a man dressed in Confederate attire in the liquor room, a ghost of a former worker Joseph Hardesty and a female who actively disturbs visitors to her home.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Vibration disturbs the natural sediments in wine, flattening the flavor and aging it prematurely.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbs

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“Worries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worries. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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