1
as in fretting
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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2
as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worrying
Any higher, and investors might start worrying that the Fed’s quarter-point cut last week was premature and could allow inflation to sink its claws into the economy again.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
Fleishman is in Trouble explores casual Jewishness, what Taffy Brodesser-Akner describes as waking up and going to work as a Jewish person, without leaving Orthodoxy, or becoming Orthodox, or worrying about anti-Semitism.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sybesma was the old-school non-revenue sports coach whose priority was not worrying about whether their contract would be renewed.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
Fleishman is in Trouble explores casual Jewishness, what Taffy Brodesser-Akner describes as waking up and going to work as a Jewish person, without leaving Orthodoxy, or becoming Orthodox, or worrying about anti-Semitism.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sybesma was the old-school non-revenue sports coach whose priority was not worrying about whether their contract would be renewed.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrying
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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
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Portraying the ghost of Hamlet’s father at the play’s debut, his face and body covered in chalky white paint, his Shakespeare steps through the looking glass and becomes his own tragic player, strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Even scrambling around, his knee was bothering him.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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There’s no need to invest in something bigger than your budget allows, so being as upfront as possible will save you from stressing later.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers returned to stressing out their opponents rather than themselves, trying to make something happen.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But also alarming is that government officials don’t seem to take seriously the need to justify the reasons for their use of force, which should only be wielded to protect the rights of Americans.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Bond yields leaking higher since the Fed cut rates a quarter-point on Wednesday is not atypical, and — so far — is not alarming equity markets, inflation watchdogs or fiscal hawks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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The couple first emigrated to Ecuador, then to Colombia, but left fearing growing prejudice against Venezuelans.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lourdes Martinez, co-director of Centro Legal de la Raza’s immigrant rights program in Oakland, recommended migrants fearing deportation in the East Bay contact her agency before visiting courthouses, to develop a plan in case ICE is waiting for them.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lewis was arrested on Friday on charges of disturbing schools and malicious injury to property with a value of over $10,000, the sheriff's office said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, 32, was arrested Friday and charged with disturbing schools and malicious injury to property, the Florence County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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Verity came in sweating profusely.—
Lauren Rothery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Yankees should not be in this position, sweating the unpredictability of a three-game wild-card series, but their misfortune during the summer brought them here.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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The subtle side snap buttons leading down to the slit provide detail without being distracting, and the pointelle knit offers enough stretch and texture to hug your curves in all the right places.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worrying. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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