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Recent Examples of cautiously
That first session, Jacintha held Lucy’s hand, cautiously optimistic.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
DeCurtis, though, remains cautiously optimistic for the instrument’s future.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Consumers continue to show shopping resilience while purchasing selectively and cautiously for deals.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Spring said Wednesday that the company now has tariff impacts included in its outlook and remains cautiously optimistic about the future.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The studio is cautiously predicting a $35 million start while independent tracking services believe the final number could be above $55 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Even some right-wing parties have cautiously distanced themselves from the disgraced former president.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Institutions are cautiously experimenting with blockchain rails.
—Ilya Volkov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In his recent Jackson Hole speech, Powell cautiously signaled that a rate cut is likely to come in September.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
DeCurtis, though, remains cautiously optimistic for the instrument’s future.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Consumers continue to show shopping resilience while purchasing selectively and cautiously for deals.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Spring said Wednesday that the company now has tariff impacts included in its outlook and remains cautiously optimistic about the future.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The studio is cautiously predicting a $35 million start while independent tracking services believe the final number could be above $55 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Even some right-wing parties have cautiously distanced themselves from the disgraced former president.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Institutions are cautiously experimenting with blockchain rails.
—Ilya Volkov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In his recent Jackson Hole speech, Powell cautiously signaled that a rate cut is likely to come in September.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautiously
Adverb
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Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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People can deliberately cultivate more conscientiousness, boost their sociability or soften their neurotic edges.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So, be sure to scroll slowly and carefully!—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Artisans in Italy carefully spin and weave the yarn, printing and finishing each scarf by hand.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But even if the plant slowly returns to life, the sense of betrayal in South Korea – and a new wariness among companies there to invest in the US – may linger far longer.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cautiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautiously. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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