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Recent Examples of alarmist
The longer the fighting and shipping disruptions last, the worse and more worrisome the cumulative impact becomes, and the more plausible the initial alarmist views about $200 crude oil and stagflation begin to seem.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.
—Douglas Hanks
march 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
For years, dead pool was a phrase only used for futuristic alarmist forecasts.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
No intention of coming across as alarmist, but as a statement of fact reminder, NBA trades aren’t complete until all players pass physicals from their prospective new team.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
At the risk of sounding alarmist, one plausible scenario to keep in mind is the potential for a roadside emergency—especially during winter weather conditions.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Dugan said the organization has struggled for decades with inconsistent revenue and outdated financial practices, arguing that alarmist messaging is unlikely to restore donor confidence without visible internal reforms.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Amodei does have plenty of critics in Silicon Valley who call him an AI alarmist.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.
—Douglas Hanks
march 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
For years, dead pool was a phrase only used for futuristic alarmist forecasts.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
No intention of coming across as alarmist, but as a statement of fact reminder, NBA trades aren’t complete until all players pass physicals from their prospective new team.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
At the risk of sounding alarmist, one plausible scenario to keep in mind is the potential for a roadside emergency—especially during winter weather conditions.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Dugan said the organization has struggled for decades with inconsistent revenue and outdated financial practices, arguing that alarmist messaging is unlikely to restore donor confidence without visible internal reforms.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Amodei does have plenty of critics in Silicon Valley who call him an AI alarmist.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmist
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Yet Ali’s act does not only evoke terrorist incidents such as the Charlie Hebdo attack, perpetrated by Muslim extremists, just a few months prior to The Red Chador.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Italian metal extremist has been going down a rabbit hole of his own with a series of highly technical I, Voidhanger releases marked by extraterrestrial synth work and winding, stop-on-a-dime riffs.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Following the events of A Palace Near the Wind, Liu Lufeng and her siblings flee the Palace for the dangerous waters, which contain rebels, allies, and her sister Sangshu—though Sangshu’s conflicting loyalties may clash with Lufeng’s plan to keep them all safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Iranian missile struck a fuel-oil tanker in Qatari waters Wednesday morning, while Houthi rebels launched a third barrage of missiles toward Israel.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The book looked at the world of Bad Bridgets, a swath of Irish women emigrants that were deemed troublemakers, noting that for a time Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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When troublemaker Arlene moves in across the street to live with her father, Maria falls helplessly under her corrupting influence.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Khamenei relied on the Expediency Discernment Council to reduce the powers of the reformist-majority parliament and pressure it to approve the chief justice’s six appointees to the Guardian Council.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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The uprising was brutally crushed, marking the beginning of the end of any true domestic reformist movement.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The act as insurgent against privilege, set to die in the rot of reason.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mills’s primary opponent, oyster farmer and progressive insurgent Graham Platner, echoed other outsiders last year in calling for Schumer to lose his leadership post over his government shutdown dealings with Republicans.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Leo’s visit, in December, to Lebanon, which is home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, dating back to the time of the apostles Peter and Paul, now looks adroitly timed.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The washing of feet harkens back to how Jesus washed the feet of his apostles during the Last Supper.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Known in research circles as authoritarian parenting, this style certainly has its proponents.—
Kelley King Heyworth,
Parents,
5 Apr. 2026
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But for Project Plowshare’s biggest proponents, atomic excavation remained a worthwhile goal.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Alarmist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmist. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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