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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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"I told her not to worry because there were no confirmed cases here."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Regulators also worry that a lack of transparency has allowed leverage to be layered in ways that might escape attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

But I worry: about whether I’ve gravely underestimated the emotional toll of caring for two kids.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“The thing I love about the playoffs,” Redick said before the Lakers’ second-round series, “is you only can worry about the task at hand.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

“That way, we can stay for the midnight movies and not have to worry about walking through the dark so late at night.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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