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also leary
as in wary
feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something
a leery attitude She seemed a little leery about the proposal. They were leery of their neighbors.
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Recent Examples of leery
But what about potential customers who may be leery about hopping into a vehicle without a human doing the steering?
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Studios still leery In many ways, television is where the real breakthroughs have happened and continue to happen.
—Scott Malia, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The farmer who does farm tomatoes, and leased that field from Tibbitts, however, is leery of making beds for his tomatoes in October after water covered the soil for more than a month.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Not surprisingly, the poll also found that consumers are leery of Meta, which Mark Zuckerberg runs.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Studios still leery In many ways, television is where the real breakthroughs have happened and continue to happen.
—Scott Malia, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The farmer who does farm tomatoes, and leased that field from Tibbitts, however, is leery of making beds for his tomatoes in October after water covered the soil for more than a month.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Not surprisingly, the poll also found that consumers are leery of Meta, which Mark Zuckerberg runs.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leery
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Hamilton, wary of France’s descent into chaos and its aggressive wars, contended that treaties are contracts with specific regimes, not eternal bonds irrespective of change.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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As measles outbreaks flared up across the US last year, causing a record number of cases, Scott Thorpe kept a wary eye on Spartanburg County, South Carolina.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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But trading volumes remain low, with investors remaining cautious about the impact of lower oil prices, government spending cuts, and the outlook for corporate earnings.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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But once the horrible pol is gone, stronger but more cautious candidates emerge.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Others are more skeptical about whether Greenland’s critical and rare earth minerals can significantly reduce the West’s dependence on China, which produced 70% of rare earths in 2024, according to Statista.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Told of the contamination by the Free Press, Oquendo was skeptical that it was contaminated.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Leery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leery. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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