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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

Now, as Big Tech corners the hardware market and drives up component prices, gamers worry that the AI gold rush is coming at their direct expense.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 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

As if he didn’t have a worry in the world, he sat down on his rear and started digging at a flea that wasn’t even there.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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