as in fear
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
in her perturbation she kept calling her son, a freshman, to see if everything was all right at college
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Recent Examples of perturbation
His team also discovered that pigeon’s feathers could filter out a lot of turbulence perturbations on their own.
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
However, perturbations from the sun's gravity will ultimately break this temporary gravitational dance, sending 2024 PT5 back to its home in the Arjuna belt.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relative genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inferred from free energy perturbation approaches.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
But neither would cryptorchidism, perturbations in thyroid hormone, reproductive issues and developmental issues in children, which epidemiological studies have shown to be associated with BFR exposure.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
However, perturbations from the sun's gravity will ultimately break this temporary gravitational dance, sending 2024 PT5 back to its home in the Arjuna belt.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relative genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inferred from free energy perturbation approaches.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
But neither would cryptorchidism, perturbations in thyroid hormone, reproductive issues and developmental issues in children, which epidemiological studies have shown to be associated with BFR exposure.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbation
Noun
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The fear is that one of those reassortments could result in a strain that easily infects and spreads among people.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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The fear of the image is something stronger than your own anxiousness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Yet throughout the week, designers demonstrated their ability to engage with a larger societal landscape; by addressing concerns about inclusivity, protection and freedom, the Fall-Winter 2025 season provided a stage to escape as well as ideas to navigate the current climate.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Prado said volunteers are driving around town to encourage people to learn about their rights amid concerns about possible collateral arrests.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Participating in rituals and routine has been shown to provide solace against anxiety and grief.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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The students who had higher anxiety tended to be those who treated their pets more like friends or family.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That bump defrayed worries over declining iPhone sales, which not only missed LSEG estimates by the largest margin in two years but were also lower compared with a year earlier because of weakness in the Greater China market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Last year, despite worries about overcapacity, Congress approved an expansion to Reagan airport, adding five more long-haul daily flights.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nic Carter, a prominent crypto investor and Trump supporter, reasons that the unease is indicative of a broader panic, a slow-growing sense that Trump can’t be controlled in the way the industry might want.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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These capabilities even evoke a growing sense of unease and fears of sentient beings that could potentially threaten humanity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Perturbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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