heedfully

adverb

as in cautiously

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  1. cautiously
  2. prudently
  3. carefully
  4. anxiously
Adverb
  • Still, Andersen is only cautiously optimistic about the future.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Many former Soviet states in Central Asia have cautiously moved out of Russia’s orbit.
    — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cautiously
Adverb
  • Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of prudently
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
  • What exactly are you supposed to do for those full seven days before a trip besides anxiously waiting to check into your flight?
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Nelza Moktan anxiously sought information about her missing cousin, who also worked as a driver in Rasuwa.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxiously
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“Heedfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedfully. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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