as in careful
having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble
gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist
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Recent Examples of gingerly
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Brunson left the State Farm Arena floors walking gingerly but well under his own power after the win.
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Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Brunson left the State Farm Arena floors walking gingerly but well under his own power after the win.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
He was examined by team medical personnel before walking gingerly off the field and back to the Atlanta dugout.
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CBS News,
3 May 2026
Brunson left the State Farm Arena floors walking gingerly but well under his own power after the win.
—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Brunson left the State Farm Arena floors walking gingerly but well under his own power after the win.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerly
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Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
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Graduate students face lower federal limits and the loss of Grad PLUS, requiring careful financial planning.
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Onlookers were silent as a human chain of civil defense workers and volunteers carefully extracted the person from within the ruins.
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Neighbors’ outcry The dredge was carefully planned, and will, according to the county, save the county money on sand costs.
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Not only is the water less aesthetically pleasing, but Abrams is wary of it.
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Stiff opposition certainly will emerge, and cost-of-living worries have the public wary of being charged more for anything, but the new revenue is for popular spending targets.
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Political conventions are typically massive gatherings reserved for presidential election years, where parties formally nominate their candidates for the general election.
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Solutions include auditing care work, formally rewarding empathetic leadership, and setting clear communication boundaries to ensure fairer distribution.
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Berkeley adopted a more cautious approach.
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The data also points to a more cautious approach to automation than much of the AI industry’s messaging might suggest.
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Burries should get plenty of opportunities with the ball in his hands next season, though Milwaukee should also have enough veterans around for Burries to develop methodically.
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As Stephanie entertained the guests, Paul prepared dinner, methodically puttering in the kitchen all afternoon.
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The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
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Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
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No matter which reform solutions are ultimately chosen to systematically bend the cost curve, there’s a consensus among experts that resources must be better allocated.
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Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, election officials are supposed to finish any program for systematically removing ineligible voters 90 days before Election Day in federal races.
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“Gingerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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