as in suspiciously
with distrust
the young girl approached the camel dubiously
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Recent Examples of dubiously
The mayor stated, dubiously, that agencies could not tolerate larger cuts and sustain services.
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Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Be careful, people might be acting dubiously on this day, particularly with money.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
Banknotes, often dubiously acquired, are plentiful in these early stories.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Be careful, people might be acting dubiously on this day, particularly with money.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
Banknotes, often dubiously acquired, are plentiful in these early stories.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubiously
suspiciously
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During the Super Bowl, an anonymous trader on Polymarket suspiciously won about $17,000 by cashing in on almost all of their 17 bets on what would happen during the halftime show.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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As forewarned, Cuoco's Nancy Drew-esque paleontologist Alice Monroe survives the four-part action series in France and is reunited with her missing boyfriend, the suspiciously-perfect humanitarian Tom Parker (Sam Claflin).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dubiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubiously. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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