oversuspicious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversuspicious
Adjective
  • In the early, uncertain days of COVID-19, when people were told to stay home to save lives, Lightfoot chose compassion over citations.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
  • This phenomenon has been further propelled by ongoing inflation, high interest rates, and an uncertain economic outlook.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Joshua later discovered that the police received a tip about a suspicious vehicle earlier that day.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
  • Aurora police received reports at about 3 p.m. Monday of a suspicious person trespassing at The Parking Spot in the 19900 block of East 56th Avenue, trying to break into vehicles and refusing to leave, according to a news release from the police department.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • There is a chance the deal is not with the Mets, who could still be wary of committing to an aging slugger like Alonso.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Some strategists are wary of how effective term limits would be in the long run.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • The letter said that educators who were unsure of their responsibility were not given guidance or support about what to do.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
  • Researchers are still unsure of the exact cause of a water allergy.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • When Adam Neumann launched Flow, his residential real-estate venture, a little over three years ago, a lot of people were skeptical.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 May 2025
  • Still, the man who brought the game to life is skeptical.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • While some organizations are understandably hesitant to abandon on-premises infrastructure entirely due to concerns over security, regulatory compliance, and data control, the reality is that maintaining an AI-ready on-premises data center often proves cost-prohibitive and operationally unfeasible.
    Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • That prospect has left a number of moderate and vulnerable Republicans hesitant to cut a program that covers their constituents and risk facing political backlash in next year’s elections.
    Nik Popli, Time, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Besides the call for deeper cuts, some Republican senators are leery of the House push to phase out tax credits for big energy projects in their states.
    Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Is there a reason for a CFO candidate to be leery of working for a company that is looking for its next CEO?
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • After the 2020 election, Fox took her off the air because her promotion of the false contention Dominion voting machines rigged the election against Trump became part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox. Pirro and Martin are not the only dubious department appointees.
    Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • Their dubious ‘reward’ for topping the league phase table was a matchup with another of the best teams on the continent, Paris Saint-Germain, who had underperformed in the league phase but were an obvious sleeping giant.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Oversuspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversuspicious. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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