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Recent Examples of overanxious
Advertisement Perhaps overanxious at the plate with so much on the table, the Mets left the bases loaded in the first and second and stranded eight runners overall through the first five innings.
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Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Guys don’t get overanxious.
—Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
Doncic might sling a pass across the span of an overanxious defense, to an unmarked teammate in the distant corner.
—Robert O'Connell, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
In the wake of humiliation in Afghanistan, would Washington be overanxious to demonstrate America’s continuing strength?
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
In our overanxious age, worrying is sometimes now associated with the problem of overparenting.
—Perri Klass, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
But his presence was charming, like an overanxious kid brother who nonetheless puts everyone at ease.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2020
Brady got a bit overanxious on her return, overhitting a backhand return for deuce, and Osaka took the game two points later with a backhand crosscourt winner.
—Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2020
Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Guys don’t get overanxious.
—Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
Doncic might sling a pass across the span of an overanxious defense, to an unmarked teammate in the distant corner.
—Robert O'Connell, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
In the wake of humiliation in Afghanistan, would Washington be overanxious to demonstrate America’s continuing strength?
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
In our overanxious age, worrying is sometimes now associated with the problem of overparenting.
—Perri Klass, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
But his presence was charming, like an overanxious kid brother who nonetheless puts everyone at ease.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2020
Brady got a bit overanxious on her return, overhitting a backhand return for deuce, and Osaka took the game two points later with a backhand crosscourt winner.
—Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overanxious
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Boutin has been in remission from thyroid cancer since August, but just had a related surgery last week and the couple was anxious about Boutin inhaling any smoke.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Joe Biden lost North Carolina by just over one percentage point in 2020, but Harris has been tied or ahead in several recent polls there, and the Trump campaign has been increasingly anxious about it.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood.Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, Democrats hoped that all their voters would be willing to cast their ballot for democracy, not realizing that many working-class Americans, even the liberal ones, are more worried about the economy and inflation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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President Trump would perhaps be less bothered about Israel allowing Jewish settlers back into Gaza, as part of the Israeli government would like to do.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The script got several studios and streamers hot and bothered.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Eisenberg, who co-stars here with Kieran Culkin, wrote himself a role that suits him ever so well, playing the by-the-book, uptight David, a married man with a reliable job and a reliable life.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Reba is her usual sitcom-esque spitfire self: sharp, uptight, on her game, and loaded with zingers.Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Her perception of things is a lot more high-strung than mine.Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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In order to support her siblings, Tanya fakes her way into a fancy fashion job, working under the high-strung Rose Lindsey, played by a scene-stealing Nicole Richie in a series of statement blazers.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
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Olympia coaxes that out of her thanks to a security video Matty obtained from the nail salon where Katya works, showing a woman with the same birthmark on her hand as Caruso’s speaking to a clearly distressed Katya.Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Financial sponsors have shied away from distressed restaurant opportunities amid an increasingly challenging macroeconomic backdrop.Kimberly Chin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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If motion isolation is a priority, look for a mattress that has features that help minimize motion transfer and reduce sleep disturbances if one partner is restless or active throughout the night.Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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This subconscious alertness can lead to lighter and more restless sleep, known as unihemispheric slow-wave sleep.Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
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There’s really nothing to be nervous about, just the optics of everything.Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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The tech industry has been nervous about what Trump, who now has his own social network in the form of Truth Social, might do about Section 230 the second time around.David Meyer, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Overanxious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overanxious. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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