concern
Usage
What are other ways to say concern?
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. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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That has drawn a wave of concern among science advocacy groups and researchers alike.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Another concern has been the market’s increasing reliance on semiconductor names and the artificial-intelligence trade more broadly, which suggests this latest rebound could end badly.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
From my conversations with Russians, it feels like there is growing fatigue here with the war on Ukraine, increasing concern about the cost of living, and immense irritation with recent state-imposed restrictions on the internet.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio’s visit to the Vatican was long-planned and was focused on “discussing areas of mutual concern and opportunity” with the Catholic Church.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He looks at me with concern and asks in a low voice, “How’s your dad doing?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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