as in suspiciously
with distrust
to say that I read the stories in the tabloids distrustfully is putting it mildly
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Adverb
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The nurse looked at me suspiciously.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025 -
That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Mamdani, often viewed warily by business leaders, has been quietly working to ease concerns about his progressive platform, with mixed success.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Distrustfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrustfully. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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