as in uneasily
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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The mission, which flew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station in June 2024, came uncomfortably close to catastrophe.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s uncomfortably close to that $16 prediction, albeit not quite there.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
This comes as many news organizations become uncomfortably tangled with AI companies.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Shock upon shock in Europe For Europeans, this energy shock feels uncomfortably familiar.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s true even when those films’ themes and motifs veer uncomfortably close to my daily life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
At peak times, the bus is uncomfortably crowded, but the locals are sociable.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The mission, which flew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station in June 2024, came uncomfortably close to catastrophe.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s uncomfortably close to that $16 prediction, albeit not quite there.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
This comes as many news organizations become uncomfortably tangled with AI companies.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Shock upon shock in Europe For Europeans, this energy shock feels uncomfortably familiar.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s true even when those films’ themes and motifs veer uncomfortably close to my daily life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
At peak times, the bus is uncomfortably crowded, but the locals are sociable.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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Businesses operate in an environment where formal and informal systems coexist uneasily.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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An uneasy balance The concentration of power around one figure sits uneasily with one of the founding impulses of the 1979 revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Before then, Estrada Juarez had spent days anxiously awaiting updates from the government to facilitate her return.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Pip watch, however, is when online enthusiasts anxiously await the chicks' arrivals.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The second dog, a large mixed breed, was critically wounded by a stray slug and died before it could be brought to an Animal Care Centers of NYC facility for treatment, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Another was critically injured.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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