as in upset
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news
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as in feared
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worried
John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, BofA suggests the market is worried about the wrong things.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The labor market has increasingly worried investors in recent days given mounting evidence of weakness.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
For their part, proponents of AI agents are less worried.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, BofA suggests the market is worried about the wrong things.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Households remain frustrated over a high cost of living and worried about the job market.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The labor market has increasingly worried investors in recent days given mounting evidence of weakness.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
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SpaceX said on its launch page that residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties might experience one or more sonic booms during the launch, a phenomenon that has long upset residents and raised concerns about the booms’ effect on nearby endangered species.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Littler added that his girlfriend would often get upset when her father talked about owning a gun.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their goal with the video was to push back against the president’s domestic troop deployments, a trend his critics feared might lead to clashes with ordinary Americans or be used to interfere in upcoming elections.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea coped better than many fans had feared in Palmer’s absence.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Officials across the country received the invitation, which has alarmed some of its recipients, according to numerous media outlets.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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My behavior may have alarmed my roommates.—
Ivy Nelson,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kansas sophomore guard Jamari McDowell actually didn’t have time to get nervous — or overthink his role — after learning freshman sensation Darryn Peterson would miss Monday’s game against Arizona because of flu-like symptoms.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Investors would understandably be nervous when both the CFO and the general counsel depart, according to Shivaram Rajgopal, an accounting professor at Columbia Business School.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nationally, moderate factions of the party have fretted over the calls — like those echoing from the Colorado Capitol’s stairs — to abolish ICE outright.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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The outperformance is relatively new for investors who once fretted that Alphabet had been surpassed in technological prowess by startups like OpenAI, which would erode Google’s huge market share in internet search.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some were concerned the federal government would take the land or prevent access.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The first part of the hearing concerned former Colleton Court county clerk Becky Hill, who clerked during Murdaugh’s trial and later wrote a tell-all book about it.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Fall-Off can sometimes feel simpatico and obvious, with mellifluously soulful tones that conjure an air of anxious nostalgia.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, consumers appeared less anxious about inflation.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Authorities stressed that the game sites — located in Lombardy on the Swiss border, Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto and Val di Fiemme in Trentino — remain safe, well-maintained and closely monitored.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s something clarifying about ending things above the city that stressed you out in the first place.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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