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
Reincke worries the hype about AI replacing radiologists entirely may discourage medical students.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Bouzine says roughly 80% of his customers typically arrive on Spirit flights and worries the shutdown will have widespread effects.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 3 May 2026
That worries Thomas Johnson, a Black voter in New Orleans who was at the state Capitol to lobby on unrelated legislation Wednesday when the Supreme Court ruling came down.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
As Harry, Northeast Minneapolis product Nick Dillenburg ably captures a man who worries his best days are behind him, while Ryan Hallahan brings a wise and wary air to Draco.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
At times, Andre worries that she’ll be deported back to the Congo and what that would do to her mother.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Esposito worries about a growing illusion that efficiency tools can excuse leaders from the hard, intimate work of sitting with another human being to face some difficult problem.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
More than anything, Arca worries about safety in the shelter — but not from the war.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
And then, almost immediately, the thing everyone worries about happened.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Bouzine says roughly 80% of his customers typically arrive on Spirit flights and worries the shutdown will have widespread effects.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 3 May 2026
That worries Thomas Johnson, a Black voter in New Orleans who was at the state Capitol to lobby on unrelated legislation Wednesday when the Supreme Court ruling came down.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
As Harry, Northeast Minneapolis product Nick Dillenburg ably captures a man who worries his best days are behind him, while Ryan Hallahan brings a wise and wary air to Draco.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
At times, Andre worries that she’ll be deported back to the Congo and what that would do to her mother.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Esposito worries about a growing illusion that efficiency tools can excuse leaders from the hard, intimate work of sitting with another human being to face some difficult problem.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
More than anything, Arca worries about safety in the shelter — but not from the war.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
And then, almost immediately, the thing everyone worries about happened.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worries
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The company fears that in an effort to crack down on espionage, the Defense Department might create monitoring capabilities that supersede even the Chinese Communist Party’s, sliding America into an autocratic AI regime.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Paul Casteleiro, John Kogut's former defense attorney, fears that Bilodeau's lawyers will put the blame on the three men who were cleared of the murder two decades ago.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The excess is real; the debate concerns its origin.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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What concerns leaders of local governments are projections that show a troubling trend downward.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Veteran Marcus Smart stresses the Lakers must be willing to play harder than ever to avoid a historic collapse and playoff exit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Garvey also stresses the importance of using your senses when evaluating items.—
Jazmine A. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The timeliness of filing cases bothers him.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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None of that, nor the fact Beckham missed all of 2025, bothers Harbaugh.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Baelor’s brother, Maekar — who actually delivered the killing blow — also frets over how Duncan has changed the course of history.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
23 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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Whether that future excites or alarms fans, the law—not nostalgia or tradition—will determine who suits up in March.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The development of Moltbook, with AI bots forming their own social media, alarms him.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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What troubles me most about the manosphere documentary is not the influencers themselves.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Understanding this cold-sensing protein could one day lead to better therapies for cold hypersensitivity that often troubles people undergoing certain types of cancer chemotherapies.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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The worms thrash and move erratically with a snake-like motion that disturbs the topsoil.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are lots of things weightlessness disturbs, even in the short run.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Worries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worries. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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