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or nerve-wracking
as in nervous
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Recent Examples of nerve-racking
Getting used to the bare-bones shoot took time, but the nerve-racking encounters started on day one.
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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
This can be a nerve-racking experience.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of staff there on set from the global Calvin Klein team, which was also a little nerve-racking, but exciting.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for nerve-racking
Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
This can be a nerve-racking experience.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of staff there on set from the global Calvin Klein team, which was also a little nerve-racking, but exciting.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for nerve-racking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve-racking
Adjective
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The Trump administration became increasingly nervous at the prospect of a major war erupting in one of the most populous places on the planet.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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A little nervous at first, Harry does well calling the boat in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Streaming on Paramount+ Paramount+ Mission: Impossible — Fallout Maybe it’s called Fallout because this one’s lousy with plutonium cores, recaptured nuclear bombs, tense disarming sequences, and explosions.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The posts tee up a potentially tense exchange between U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and his European counterpart later Friday morning.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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In the novel’s historical re-creation, is there an anxious note to Americans now losing themselves in accommodation?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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An inaccurate diagnosis might lead to unnecessary or risky treatment, and a false positive can cause stress by requiring additional tests and anxious waits for results.—
Max Votek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Today, hydrogen bombs have replaced atom bombs in most arsenals, creating a world of uneasy standoffs among nuclear foes.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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With the rage virus still raging, a group of survivors, including a husband and wife played by Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, lives in uneasy isolation on a fortified island — until one of them crosses the causeway into whatever’s left of the mainland.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Proponents have long invoked civil rights language to promote vouchers, a disturbing rhetorical choice given vouchers originated as a tool for southern white parents to avoid the Supreme Court's desegregation order in Brown v. Board of Education.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Actress Isabella Rossellini reflects on the film’s disturbing material and autobiographical elements while resisting reductive interpretations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Nerve-racking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve-racking. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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