1
as in fears
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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2
as in concerns
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worries
Instead, the dean worries about how the situation will come off to the rest of the academic community.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Garder worries about the dollars that aren’t coming in at all if travelers decide to skip national parks during the shutdown.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Gallagher Trombley, the Digital Mom Media founder, worries that the helicopter parenting and the constant surveillance of our children, covert or otherwise, might have harmed an entire generation.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With more night games at Memorial Stadium, Bond worries about the impact of the lighting and noise on barn owls and other wildlife in the area.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But Shannon’s getting impatient and worries that her muffin’s doing nuthin’.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Such variability worries Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, a national nonprofit organization focused on chronic absenteeism.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
LaMalfa worries about the future of American farming and blames onerous regulations and trade policies for some of its woes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Garder worries about the dollars that aren’t coming in at all if travelers decide to skip national parks during the shutdown.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Gallagher Trombley, the Digital Mom Media founder, worries that the helicopter parenting and the constant surveillance of our children, covert or otherwise, might have harmed an entire generation.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With more night games at Memorial Stadium, Bond worries about the impact of the lighting and noise on barn owls and other wildlife in the area.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But Shannon’s getting impatient and worries that her muffin’s doing nuthin’.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Such variability worries Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, a national nonprofit organization focused on chronic absenteeism.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
LaMalfa worries about the future of American farming and blames onerous regulations and trade policies for some of its woes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worries
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As job replacement fears loom in the minds of American workers because of artificial intelligence and automation, Amazon is reportedly reconsidering its future hiring plans.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Caughern fears students with disabilities will suffer as public schools are weakened.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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The boomerang reaches new levels of significance Australian boomerangs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and typically, the feat of engineering behind them concerns the weapon’s ability to return to the thrower.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of these products pack a larger caffeine punch, so if that concerns you then Naked Protein’s comparatively tame 95mg might be more your speed.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bhattacharyya stresses that scale and speed will be critical if America hopes to secure its maritime and strategic advantage.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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While Netflix Japan content head Sakamoto Kaata invoked those titles when unveiling the slate, Okada stresses that this project stands on its own.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of asking if Kyle is okay, Fraser frets that her husband paid the tip.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But what alarms him most is the silence from the business community.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the financial angle troubles her further.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Worries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worries. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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