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Recent Examples of cautiously
Roberto Gualtieri, Rome's mayor, reportedly said workers were working very cautiously to avoid further collapses.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Democrats have been cautiously optimistic that one or two of the seats could become more competitive.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Reformers are cautiously optimistic.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Slowly, cautiously, a few more appeared, their chests tattooed with black numbers and letters.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Strategists are cautiously optimistic.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Ahmad cautiously approached the home, climbed up the porch steps, and jiggled the front window.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Cleanup should be done cautiously with protective gear.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For now, the region appears cautiously hopeful that the tone has changed, and that Washington’s promises of partnership will be matched by consistency in policy.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Democrats have been cautiously optimistic that one or two of the seats could become more competitive.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Reformers are cautiously optimistic.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Slowly, cautiously, a few more appeared, their chests tattooed with black numbers and letters.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Strategists are cautiously optimistic.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Ahmad cautiously approached the home, climbed up the porch steps, and jiggled the front window.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Cleanup should be done cautiously with protective gear.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For now, the region appears cautiously hopeful that the tone has changed, and that Washington’s promises of partnership will be matched by consistency in policy.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautiously
Adverb
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Judge Richard Taranto, writing in dissent, countered that Congress had deliberately given presidents broad discretion under IEEPA to handle emergencies involving national security or foreign commerce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Still, humans have done more damage by deliberately planting the honeysuckle in the first place, some say.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Always read the bag carefully to be sure.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the shuttle would never leave the launchpad.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The wreckage is slowly being subsumed by the reef in the shallow blue waters of the tropical lagoon, but its story is far from over.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Catts, with no other option, turned the parade onto 17th Street and slowly wound it back to the American Royal building, leaving the spectators in downtown wondering where the parade had gone.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cautiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautiously. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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