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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
And alcohol can cause restless sleep throughout the night.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Eating high-sugar foods right before bed can cause significant blood sugar spikes and crashes and set you up for restless sleep.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
The restless mass of the glacier, constantly on the move, regularly sent atomic blasts down the ridge.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Malnourished people are restless people, searching far and wide for a better life.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Eating high-sugar foods right before bed can cause significant blood sugar spikes and crashes and set you up for restless sleep.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
The restless mass of the glacier, constantly on the move, regularly sent atomic blasts down the ridge.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Malnourished people are restless people, searching far and wide for a better life.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restless
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Based on the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture Of The Gods), the story follows a demon child raised by humans, who forms an uneasy alliance with the dragon prince, Ao Bing, in an epic battle to protect their clans.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some medical and public-health institutions have settled into an uneasy détente with smoking alternatives.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Tremblay plays Winston's anxious stepson Wade.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a time when many workers are anxious about what AI means for their roles, leaders who speak to both the potential and the limits of AI are earning deeper trust and keeping their teams engaged.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Which forces Plankton and his old nemesis SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) to team up to save Bikini Bottom—and possibly even repair Plankton and Karen’s troubled relationship along the way.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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An arguably even bigger moment came in a landmark Los Angeles court case that showed how state laws had the effect of steering inexperienced and troubled teachers to public schools in the poorest neighborhoods — the ones that need the strongest teachers the most.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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While no human-affecting viruses have been revived yet, the fact that ancient microbes can persist in a viable state raises a disturbing possibility: what else is hidden in the deep freeze, waiting to wake up?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The possibility of losing Miami Beach's only art house cinema is disturbing to Tabsch, a filmmaker whose 2018 documentary The Last Resort, was about Miami Beach's Jewish community in the 1970s.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Tornado outbreak: Deadly storms destroyed homes and businesses The unsettled weather could roll as far east as the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia and northern Florida on Thursday, AccuWeather said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The unsettled trading came a day after the index briefly fell more than 10% below its all-time high set last month.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The world’s biggest trading bloc was expecting the U.S. tariffs and prepared in advance, but the measures still place great strain on already tense transatlantic relations.—
TIME,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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The recent polling comes after Trump had a tense confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office leading to a pause in U.S. military aid to Ukraine.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Three soldiers who had been guarding the railroad track were also killed in the attack that began Tuesday in restive Balochistan province, the military spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, told local media.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Mitch [Hurwitz, the show creator] was very nervous.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump won't be on the ballot again, but this week had to make a lot of Republicans who will be very nervous.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Restless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restless. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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