paranoid

variants also paranoidal

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Recent Examples of paranoid What to do with the paranoid racial reading? Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 The ever-paranoid Ally believes all of these headscratchers are part of a Trumpian conspiracy that's out to get her, but audiences were left struggling to connect the dots. James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 Bob and Zoyd are both paranoid in the wake of their rebellious pasts. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 For a long stretch of its opening act, All the President’s Men—the canonical paranoid thriller from 1976—isn’t just about the brewing Watergate scandal, or about the battle between a cagey political machine and an enterprising newspaper. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paranoid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoid
Adjective
  • During a ten-minute break, Heidi was worried.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Midwest The Upper Midwest is the only area that has some potential for minor travel delays, but the Farmer’s Almanac isn’t too worried.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, owners should also be cautious of potential dangers and hazards of outdoor adventures, as this pet parent learned from the dog's frightful fall.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Hiring has ground to nearly a halt, which could partly reflect a more cautious approach by many firms in the wake of the uncertainty created by the higher tariffs.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Another notable Wall Street analyst, LightShed’s Rich Greenfield, is similarly skeptical of a Netflix deal for WB.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Analysts are skeptical over whether the Gaza peace agreement — which calls for a full disarmament of Hamas, among other vexxing issues — will be fully implemented, even as its initial phase looked to be unfolding as hoped.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But as the departure date neared and the plane tickets hadn’t arrived, Pérez got nervous.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Children usually accompany the players onto the pitch, wide-eyed youngsters in pristine kits, looking nervous and staring up in awe at Harry Kane or Bukayo Saka or Declan Rice.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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