hypercautious

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Recent Examples of hypercautious Banks need to be hypercautious about their lending activities amid this hostile environment. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 May 2023 For one, pairing Todd Bowles – a coach who is hypercautious with his offensive approach given his intolerance to turnovers – with a player who threw 23 interceptions in the last two years is a recipe for disaster. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023 From the aviation perspective, the wireless industry simply couldn’t fathom its hypercautious safety culture, which, given the horrific consequences of an accident, demands that any critical equipment be proven to pose a probability of failure of no more than one in a billion. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 26 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypercautious
Adjective
  • Be cautious when corresponding with unfamiliar accounts.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Rules were unclear, most people didn't understand the technology, and money flowing into the space was cautious.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Navigating this revolution responsibly requires careful policy, support for adaptation and a focus on using technology to benefit people.
    Vaibhav Dani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Americans have long been wary of using the military in local law enforcement, and for good reason.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As the vetting process accelerates, Trump’s rhetoric signals his intent to pivot toward a Fed chair who closely aligns with his priorities: lower interest rates, responsiveness to White House goals, and a more circumspect approach to the Fed’s non-monetary functions.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • With an eye to larger forces potentially at play, the memo was filed just minutes before a July 30 midnight deadline imposed by the circumspect Judge Subramanian on Combs finally successful achieving a bond release.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
    Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • First, the Heritage Foundation was never conservative.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Their watchful eyes and swift response can make all the difference in a water emergency.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Helmed by Ben Leonberg, who co-wrote alongside scribe Alex Cannon, the movie aims to flip the script on the haunted house genre, perhaps bringing to mind another recent entry, Steven Soderbergh’s Presence (2024), a psychological thriller told from the eyes of a watchful, eerie home.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Child and pet safety: Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Stay informed, stay vigilant, and prioritize your well-being.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Hypercautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypercautious. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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