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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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 worry
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Pantries and other agencies across the Kansas City area worry about that, too.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Carol was used to worrying about Luke, and even accustomed to him disappearing or fleeing town.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The song is about worrying if a partner is seeing another woman, and Brassel's use of the audio caught people's attention online.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Pantries and other agencies across the Kansas City area worry about that, too.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Elliot, whose husband has heart issues, worries about the medical care inmates are receiving as the virus spreads through the system.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The song is about worrying if a partner is seeing another woman, and Brassel's use of the audio caught people's attention online.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Carol was used to worrying about Luke, and even accustomed to him disappearing or fleeing town.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worry
Noun
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Cotton argued the shutdown’s cause was not the expiring health care subsidies, but rather Democrats’ fear of blowback from their supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously opposed the bill, citing concerns over potential retaliation against Israeli hostages held in Gaza.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Addressing environmental and material concerns While perovskite materials are relatively affordable, their use of rare elements and lead raises environmental concerns.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Barton will have to wait another month to receive his sentence for the six guilty counts the jury returned on charges of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety to football broadcasters Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward, and TV and radio host Jeremy Vine.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Directed by Tiago Rosa-Rosso, the film stages a gently absurd domestic scenario that drifts between comedy and unease, unfoldig like a theatrical chamber piece where logic slips and all is up for questioning.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The feature opens as Magda’s son returns from the front to this world without men, with his arrival stirring a growing unease among the group.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Worry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worry. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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