carefully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefully
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
  • In the past few decades, riders have deliberately dropped time to avoid wearing the sponsor’s skinsuits.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 July 2025
Adverb
  • But there was finally a shark on the other end of the line, slowly being hauled toward the boat.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
  • Progress slowly: Gradually increase the intensity of your workouts to avoid overtraining.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
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“Carefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefully. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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