1
as in to fret
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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2
as in to bother
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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as in fear
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
she can only concentrate on something when she is free of worry
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Recent Examples of worry
Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Many residents and Village business owners have worried that both developments will overcrowd the area and contrast with the architecture of the historic neighborhood.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The worry over Andrews should be over after back-to-back double-digit weeks (PPR scoring) and his high team target share.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
That kind of interpretation worried other outside liaisons, who participate in ACIP meetings but don’t vote on vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC like members of the committee do.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Many residents and Village business owners have worried that both developments will overcrowd the area and contrast with the architecture of the historic neighborhood.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
And so the worry is that the AI can stick to the story very effectively and never mess up.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The worry over Andrews should be over after back-to-back double-digit weeks (PPR scoring) and his high team target share.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worry
Verb
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Don't fret, though, because dinner can still be saved if this slipped your mind.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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For anyone who has yet to join the Vulture Movies Fantasy League — or who is still fretting over which films to choose — this preview also offers some data points to help guide your selections.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fear was that Jayden Daniels would be limited, that the brace on his left knee — or the knee itself — would hinder his running or his elusiveness, eliminate his quick cuts or somehow slow him down.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Colangelo added that, in these depictions, the fear of transness is more present than the fear of being killed.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While there are multiple factors behind these differences, Crew stressed the need to better address these health disparities.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her attorneys said Ozturk, a Turkish national, spent six weeks in detention for writing an op-ed in her student newspaper the year before that criticized the university’s rejection of student government resolutions concerning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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More concerning still is what the expiration of AGOA portends for the future, the academic believes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other benefits of acupuncture were pain intensity reduction, an improvement of physical functions, and fewer anxiety symptoms.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The stress among the friend group about their costume theme is giving me more anxiety than a haunted hayride.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With five blades sandwiched between two moisturizing bars, this razor speeds up the entire process (no fussing around with shaving cream), nourishing dry skin and making nicks a rare occurrence.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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The deaths have disturbed the Cranford community.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Worry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worry. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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