cautiously

adverb

Definition of cautiouslynext
as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of cautiously Despite the strong revenue outlook, investors reacted cautiously. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Because Rockalina had spent nearly five decades isolated from other turtles, Leone said the team wanted to proceed cautiously with the introduction, first ensuring both animals were healthy and unlikely to view each other as rivals. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Expectations for Langford should still be in the restrained, cautiously optimistic category. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 With the thoughtful guidance of the NYPD, gates were reopened cautiously and carefully to ensure the safety of those inside and outside. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026 The change was greeted cautiously by ranchers and law enforcement officials — and with concern by environmentalists. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 Organizations that once spoke confidently about health equity now speak more cautiously about population health, community health, quality, or trust. — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 At last month's meeting — when the commission cautiously advanced the project — Scharf planted seeds of doubt about whether the 1910 Height of Buildings Act applies to the arch, which would be built along the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Virginia. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautiously
  1. deliberately
  2. carefully
  3. slowly
Adverb
  • The sun rules Leo, making this luminary operate with unusual strength here, which encourages us to pursue joy more deliberately and stop undermining the parts of ourselves that deserve to be seen.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • London has also deliberately kept humans in parts of the process where AI tools already exist.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of deliberately
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  • But this year is different, and the roles are reversed; David and his uncle do the swapping while Peralta stands by to place each sticker carefully into the album.
    — Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez, Curbed, 17 July 2026
  • Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of carefully
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  • Things slowly improved as drummers were encouraged at Arrowhead, but even a big turnout of 20,000 fans looked tiny in a stadium that could seat four times that number.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Sensing that her slowly closing window was about to slam all the way shut, our entrepreneurial acquaintance flashed her best smile and hopped out to complete whatever errand had brought her there in the first place.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026
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