leery

variants also leary

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Recent Examples of leery Back in 2015, the Arab states of the Gulf region were leery of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025 Some top Pentagon officials were leery, however, of the optics of having troops defend Congress from Trump supporters. Ian Swanson, The Hill, 10 June 2025 Flush with promise: After decades of trying to court leery American consumers, high-tech Japanese toilet makers are finally seeing a shift. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The Republican governor has been leery of the more visually violent execution method. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leery
Adjective
  • But for investors who are wary of the susceptibility of Argos’s sales to the unpredictable nature of the weather, the team is ramping up its efforts to expand its products to include stockless ranges.
    John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Be wary of mailbox communications: Bad actors may also try to scam you through snail mail.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Teams tend to be especially cautious with injuries this time of year.
    Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • They are known to be cautious and spend most of their time on high rocky slopes mostly inaccessible to humans, making sightings rare.
    Lauren Liebhaber July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • That included 83% of Democrats but just 33% of Republicans, who tend to be more skeptical of climate change.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 6 July 2025
  • Lee also points out North Korea's poor infrastructure and vulnerability to geopolitical fluctuations as reasons to be skeptical about its tourism ambitions.
    Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025

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“Leery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leery. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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