oversuspicious

Definition of oversuspiciousnext

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Adjective
  • That puts them at the forefront of an asset class that is looking uncertain, although their overall exposure is still relatively small compared to their vast holdings.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers are often forced to make split-second decisions in uncertain circumstances.
    Jim Cook, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Finding the behavior suspicious, police said the officers activated their overhead lights and attempted to initiate a traffic stop.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Never click on suspicious links Some scams prompt you to click on a link that takes you to a fake website to gather your personal information or unintentionally download malware onto your computer.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Be wary of using manipulation tactics to keep someone close as Venus clashes with Pluto.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Beijing would also be acutely wary of any agreement that would require it to monitor and punish ceasefire violations – especially one that could potentially pull it into conflict with the US.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Mamdani's approval rating A Marist Poll published Wednesday revealed 48% of NYC residents think Mayor Mamdani is doing a good job so far, 30% disapprove of his performance, while 23% are unsure how to rate him.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In Mexico the loss of territory discredited the country’s conservative government and left many of its citizens unsure of their country’s future as an independent state.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Scheiber is skeptical of forecasts projecting mass white-collar displacement in 18 months.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire, but Ukraine remains skeptical after previous attempts to broker lasting truces have repeatedly failed with both sides trading accusations.
    Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Artists are often secretive creatures, hesitant to disclose too much, and none more so than Marcel Duchamp, who spun slipperiness into an art form.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Traders had expected the Fed would be hesitant to cut this year as the Iran conflict had sent energy prices skyrocketing, threatening the central bank’s efforts to get inflation back to its 2% goal.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Idaho cities leery of state control Support, while bipartisan, wasn’t universal.
    Mark Dee March 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Many are leery that the new transmission lines will power the artificial intelligence boom, not just the oil and gas industry.
    Claire Hao, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Underneath it, the authors of the flyer listed a few dubious talking points maligning immigrants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • To say that this idea is scientifically dubious is putting it lightly.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Oversuspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversuspicious. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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