guardedness

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Recent Examples of guardedness At this point, arguments become a predictable mix of hostility, guardedness and mockery. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardedness
Noun
  • At the same time, Iranian diplomats urged caution.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That sets up a showdown over expiring Obamacare subsidies and other health-care funding priorities, with Democrats vowing to block any measure that ignores them and some moderate Republicans signaling openness to a deal to avoid steep premium hikes for millions of Americans.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of ad hoc testing, agree on consistent ways to show care (a daily check-in, a goodnight text, a weekly date).
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.
    Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • As an epic celebration of imperialism, colonialization, and warfare, the Aeneid is often viewed with justifiable wariness by twenty-first-century readers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thirty-three states have enacted legislation regarding school cellphone usage amid a growing push to restrict students’ smartphone access in schools, primarily due to mental health and concerns about academic attentiveness.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This helps replicate the attentiveness of an in-store associate at scale.
    Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cautiousness in spending extends to teachers That cautiousness in spending extends to teachers.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There’s much more circumspection in Alan than people give him credit for.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Guardedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardedness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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