cautiously

adverb

Definition of cautiouslynext
as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of cautiously The film cuts between Murray cautiously opening the suspicious package and FBI agents apprehending Kaczynski decades later. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 But Logan wanted to proceed cautiously, not putting his neck on the line with intel that might not even be correct. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 If your skin is sensitive or reactive, proceed more cautiously with higher concentrations. — Danielle James, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2026 When The Associated Press visited Sunday, Tigrino cautiously emerged from his shelter, sniffed the air and paced around for a few minutes before slipping back into the foliage. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Californians are weighing a ballot measure that could reshape how local taxes pass, while two major insurers are cautiously reentering the state’s home insurance market. — Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 This usually begins with the wasp cautiously circling its target while slowly getting closer. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 There is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the director-general of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026 Investors are reacting to comments from leaders of major AI companies who said the industry should proceed more cautiously in developing AI to guard against potential risks, Wall Street analysts said. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautiously
  1. deliberately
  2. carefully
  3. slowly
Adverb
  • Freedom argued Wilson should have been ejected under Rule 12A, Section V of the WNBA rulebook, which says any player, coach, trainer or other team bench member who deliberately enters the spectator stands during a game will be automatically ejected.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors sought to prove Clancy deliberately killed the children and knew the difference between right and wrong at the time.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • People with eating disorders may exhibit compulsive behaviors around both exercise and eating, including working out for multiple hours every day and carefully calculating every aspect of their diet.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of carefully
Adverb
  • Organizations should periodically ask whether their indicators still reflect their mission or whether reporting requirements have slowly begun shaping program choices.
    — Ekramy El Zaghat, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The director likens his own role on the trip to that of Bill, who is slowly driven to madness by worrying about a particular child, the class punching bag Kenneth (Olof Olingdahl).
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of slowly

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