as in uneasily
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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Not long into his second term, Bush sat uncomfortably as Stephen Colbert, then a Comedy Central host, hammered him with an aggressiveness unusual for the dinner.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaning uncomfortably hard on Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
In Dubai, for example, residential islands have become a refuge from a mainland where the exploitation of foreign workers is uncomfortably visible.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
And on the Fed front, the clock is ticking uncomfortably.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Finding the perpetrators would take months and raise questions that hit uncomfortably close to home—not only the Kirkeby’s home, but also mine.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Victor Glover, the pilot, reported that the spacecraft was uncomfortably cold, and donned a knit cap.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Not long into his second term, Bush sat uncomfortably as Stephen Colbert, then a Comedy Central host, hammered him with an aggressiveness unusual for the dinner.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the movie itself is uncomfortably problematic in a way that’s hard to overlook.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaning uncomfortably hard on Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
In Dubai, for example, residential islands have become a refuge from a mainland where the exploitation of foreign workers is uncomfortably visible.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
And on the Fed front, the clock is ticking uncomfortably.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Finding the perpetrators would take months and raise questions that hit uncomfortably close to home—not only the Kirkeby’s home, but also mine.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Victor Glover, the pilot, reported that the spacecraft was uncomfortably cold, and donned a knit cap.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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Most of this sits rather uneasily with the evidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Businesses operate in an environment where formal and informal systems coexist uneasily.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Limon’s family has been anxiously following updates.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The man accused of killing a Chicago police officer and critically wounding another during a shooting at Swedish Hospital is due in court on Tuesday to face charges from a previous case.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a Chicago police officer was dead and another was critically wounded.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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