as in anxiously
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Recent Examples of apprehensively
This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensively
Adverb
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Banks have been anxiously awaiting the citizenship executive order for months.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The case was first heard at the Colorado Supreme Court last month, and Doe has been anxiously awaiting Monday's decision.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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This extreme trust sits uneasily against an extreme paranoia about our gadgets.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Anthropic and OpenAI are dancing uneasily with the Pentagon, and neither has come off better for it.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The button-up shirt dress is lightweight with a flattering silhouette and elastic waist that adds the right amount of definition without feeling uncomfortably tight.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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But as time ticks down toward summer recess and the midterm elections, the Clarity Act still has an uncomfortably thin margin for error.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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