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worry

[wur-ee, wuhr-ee] / ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i /




Usage

What are other ways to say worry? Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.

Example Sentences

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“There’s still the worry of a thermal eruption of the tank,” Huang said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

"I worry about those who say that this disease is invented," he said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Americans, Kavanaugh said, have no reason to worry.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Some administration officials worry China’s advantage in such models will get other countries hooked on the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

I guess being a queen and a mother makes you worried and tired—not to mention the added worry of your baby being taken away.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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