as in tension
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Noun
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That marked a significant cooling of tensions, after a recent volley of tariff threats and fresh export curbs threatened to derail the bilateral relationship.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025 -
After the Hamas attacks on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023, tensions rise inside and outside the couple’s home.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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As estrogen decreases during menopause, nerves in the hypothalamus — an almond-size region deep inside the brain whose functions include helping regulate the body’s thermostat — become hyperactive and produce an overabundance of chemical signals called neurokinins.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In these conditions, the gut’s nerves and the brain’s emotion-processing circuits are in unusually close communication.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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It’s believed that some of her injuries were caused by the dog’s anxiousness, leading her to panic while in her crate.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eager, but unsupported Gen Z approaches AI with both enthusiasm and anxiousness.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Tenseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenseness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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