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worried

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verb

past tense of worry

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of worried
Adjective
But with federal employees being laid off in other departments, such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which helps protect U.S. consumers from banking fraud, Williamson said many of the protesters are worried about their safety. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025 House members are also worried that cuts will come from Medicaid, which over 70 million Americans rely on for their health insurance. Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Regardless of the reason, Kassandra isn’t worried about memorized answers from our interview preparation. Rob Gagnon, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024 Andrea sometimes worried that the shiniest parts of her personality were actually coping mechanisms. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for worried
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
Adjective
  • And the charge Jones drew on Bogdan Bogdanović with 1:53 remaining set the table for the Bulls to attempt — and, ultimately, fail — to pull off the upset win.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Some Trump advisers were nervous the deal might go south before the ceremonial signing, but felt confident by the time Mr. Trump greeted Zelenskyy.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • At the premiere of that film, Brothers At War, in 2009, Joe was nervous.
    Eileen Finan, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While many companies rapidly integrate AI, this data reveals a growing disconnect: employees are increasingly anxious about its impact.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • That is Europe’s most fundamental demand of Trump; the continent is intensely anxious about a pro-Moscow deal being forced on Zelensky.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • There isn’t one specific, universal food that people should avoid to get rid of chronic pain, Strath stressed.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Yet, the ultimate surprise was feeling stressed by policy demands.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The mineral can stay airborne for days once disturbed, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The resolution is seeking $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, measures that have met opposition from Democrats and made some Republicans uneasy.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • In my conversations with barbecue people, there was often uneasy tension about whether craft barbecue is something new or a return to an old way of doing things.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Which forces Plankton and his old nemesis SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) to team up to save Bikini Bottom—and possibly even repair Plankton and Karen’s troubled relationship along the way.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • An arguably even bigger moment came in a landmark Los Angeles court case that showed how state laws had the effect of steering inexperienced and troubled teachers to public schools in the poorest neighborhoods — the ones that need the strongest teachers the most.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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