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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaded
feared
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Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025 -
During follow-up calls with affected organizations, some infrastructure operators feared that unencrypted satellite communications could be exploited to surveil or disrupt facility operations.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Dreaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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