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as in uneasy
lacking or denying rest
the worried mother spent a restless night, tossing and turning in bed for hours
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as in anxious
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the figure skater was visibly restless as she waited for her scores to be posted
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Recent Examples of restless
With The Magnificent Others, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman’s latest foray into long-form storytelling, Corgan channels that same restless curiosity into candid, unfiltered conversations with some of music’s most fascinating figures.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
Her absence has left USC fans stunned and the women’s college basketball world restless.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Additionally, estrogen fluctuations can affect the part of the brain that regulates temperature, triggering hot flashes and night sweats, which lead to restless sleep and frequent wakings throughout the night.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
Her absence has left USC fans stunned and the women’s college basketball world restless.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Additionally, estrogen fluctuations can affect the part of the brain that regulates temperature, triggering hot flashes and night sweats, which lead to restless sleep and frequent wakings throughout the night.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restless
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Inflation, perhaps stiffened by tariffs, and uncertainty over the future of the labor market have left consumers feeling uneasy.—
DeArbea Walker,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the Armageddon-level stakes of unrest in the region should make anyone uneasy about mishaps.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Not that Wendlinger is anxious for her time with the Mustangs to end.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Friday, a government report showed that the U.S. labor market held up better than expected in March despite the federal government’s layoffs, the crackdown on immigrants, and surveys showing that consumers and businesses are increasingly anxious about the economy.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mark Pellington directs the conspiracy thriller about a troubled vet (Gladstone) struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor (Cranston) for a covert government plot to assassinate a high-level politician.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Other times, Claude’s mental activity seems super disturbing and maybe even dangerous.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Just as disturbing and bizarre, at least one juror originally didn’t want to convict Zeigler at all and didn’t vote to do so until after that same judge ordered the bailiff to give her a Valium.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The world has been addicted to caffeine for centuries, and in the year 2025 the scientific argument over whether coffee is good or bad for you remains unsettled.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yet Kennedy insists the science remains unsettled, mimicking his longtime playbook as head of the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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After three days of tense competition at the Regional Championships, the postseason field narrowed from 36 to 16.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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On March 15, 2025, the family experienced the tense moments of watching a tornado form nearby but were fortunate enough to escape the worst.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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To further calm the restive passenger, Virgin Atlantic had Emmy-award winning actor Alan Cumming lends his legendary voice to a bedtime story.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Huntington was trying to account for the third-world basket cases of his time—poor countries whose restive masses kept their governments constantly off-balance.—
Moisés Naím,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
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During her rehearsal, Windsor was visibly nervous and explained that the song was a risk.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Hill: Families and students are nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid amid Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do away with it entirely.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Restless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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