as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
I'm fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you
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Stories have the power to humanize the process of change and help audiences shift their outlook from apprehensive to inspired.
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Martinez is apprehensive at the thought of watching his future counterpart reconcile that truth.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Sabathia started his big league career in Cleveland, finished the 2008 season in Milwaukee and was apprehensive about signing with the Yankees before he was persuaded by general manager Brian Cashman.
—Alex Rubinson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
But Kilpatrick noted that the study could yield a number of outcomes and cautioned that those who are apprehensive about incorporating to wait for the data.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Martinez is apprehensive at the thought of watching his future counterpart reconcile that truth.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Sabathia started his big league career in Cleveland, finished the 2008 season in Milwaukee and was apprehensive about signing with the Yankees before he was persuaded by general manager Brian Cashman.
—Alex Rubinson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
But Kilpatrick noted that the study could yield a number of outcomes and cautioned that those who are apprehensive about incorporating to wait for the data.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Apprehensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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