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be tense

verb as in simmer

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Alli has found this election cycle to be tense, but she feels strongly about casting her first ballot for Trump.

From BBC

As I arrived in Milwaukee a day after a 20-year-old tried to kill Donald Trump, I expected the mood to be tense.

From Slate

Ford Morthel is scheduled to testify along with the chancellor of the New York City schools and the president of the school board in Montgomery County, Md. The atmosphere is likely to be tense.

The city seemed skeptical of outsiders, and the atmosphere at the conservatory could be tense.

It’s important for people to know why they are going into situations they know could be tense or worse, says Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D, a licensed clinical psychologist who talks about the damage of narcissistic relationships.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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