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alarmed

adjective as in frightened

Strong match

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The detention has alarmed college administrators across the country, who faced criticism for calling riot police on student protesters last year and generally avoided pressing for criminal charges against pro-Palestinian activists.

“Some of the fans in the stadium were alarmed by the shaking, but the game continued,” the data center said.

The UN's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said he was "deeply alarmed" by "very troubling reports of civilian casualties" in Syria's coastal areas.

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This direction alarmed advocates who said they want families to get a clear message when their child is not proficient.

“I am alarmed that the civil rights of these detainees are not being upheld,” the employee wrote in a two-page letter attached to the senators’ request.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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