paranoid

variants also paranoidal

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Recent Examples of paranoid But director Kurtis David Harder (Influencer) imbues the proceedings with a slow-boiling paranoid energy that slowly overtakes the film. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 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
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Adjective
  • Emma Donoghue’s Room, which continues to haunt worried parents everywhere?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There also are those worried about player and staff safety as rowdy revelers stomp onto the field.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many chief financial officers are investing in AI while still taking a measured approach—one that may seem overly cautious from the perspective of chief information and technology officers.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Snow showers throughout the week; travelers advised to remain cautious due to potential slick conditions.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Rather, the Penguins will be very careful with both of their teenagers.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And to find or develop a future CEO takes careful planning and grooming, considering today’s massive disruptions like tariff impacts and the expansive growth of AI.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Without the guardrails and protections provided by traditional banks, who are beholden to regulators and the federal government, disaster can ensue, according to Milgram, who has long been skeptical of the private credit market.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Jeremy Davies also returns as their father, Terrence, at first skeptical as all parents are in these things but then finding his own emotional hook to give dad some real human emotion as the mystery deepens regarding his wife’s death.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Buffalo has allowed just 47 points in its last two games (both losses), the Chiefs offense has people nervous.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Not only are recent graduates nervous that their jobs could be replaced by AI, the application process is also becoming disrupted by the tools.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Paranoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoid. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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