The phrase
"growing alarm" means that people are increasingly becoming worried or concerned about something.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«growing»
«alarm»
Sentences with «growing alarm»
- Four consecutive nationwide surveys found both increasing skepticism and growing alarm among respondents. (bitsofscience.org)
- The consolidation of the textbook - publishing industry, a development viewed with growing alarm by some educators, took another step forward in November with the announcement by Time Warner Inc. of its intention to sell Scott, Foresman and Company. (edweek.org)
- Nicola Sturgeon's government is under growing pressure to make sex education compulsory in Catholic schools amid growing alarm about the impact that online pornography and «sexting» is having on children in Scotland. (scotsman.com)
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