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Recent Examples of inquietude
Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government.
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Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquietude
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Our cousins just over the border in Wisconsin kept up a steady stream of taunts, trash-talking the Bears and causing us all a lot of anxiety as the minutes ticked by.—
Erendira Rendon,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Experts say exercise during pregnancy and after birth can help lower anxiety, improve sleep, and boost your mood.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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India and Beijing had summit-level engagement despite enduring border tensions along the Himalayan frontier.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The House announcement Thursday afternoon caught the Senate off guard, forcing its leaders to scramble to release their version of the state budget Friday and causing some obvious tension between the two chambers reminiscent of last year’s disputes over tax plans and budget priorities.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The score hums and pulses with modern unease, making the film feel like a fever dream that happens to borrow Brontë’s names.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Nancy Guthrie case highlights mounting unease over how much control Nest‑ and Ring‑style devices give both tech companies and law enforcement over intimate footage from people’s homes.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The ruling on Thursday culminates decades of campaigning for compensation over the killings, widely seen in Nigeria as one of the triggers to agitations for independence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Like conditioner for your hair, fabric softener helps to protect against wear and tear from exposure to the agitation, spinning, and heat of the laundry process.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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Its responses are syrupy, its handling is unremarkable, and its odd brake pedal feel creates a sense of disquietude.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
26 Apr. 2023
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The group’s songs, all dance grooves, pulsing bass lines and ’80s-tinged synths, have typically reeked of disquietude and served as a maze into Healy’s brilliant but occasionally self-indulgent mind.—
Dan Hyman,
Washington Post,
21 Oct. 2022
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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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During past shutdowns, disruptions to air travel tended to build over time, not overnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Anna and Robert, however, despair over the imminent disruption of the family unit, and drastic, escalatingly calamitous steps are taken toward maintaining the status quo.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Inquietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquietude. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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