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Recent Examples of quizzically
Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Daedone looked at me quizzically.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Mills looked at her quizzically.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Daedone looked at me quizzically.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Mills looked at her quizzically.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzically
Adverb
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Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bea incredulously finds out that Christy has been involved in a treasure hunt for years now, believing that there is a million dollars hidden somewhere in the state, planning and plotting her methods of finding it, and Christy is finally setting her plan in motion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Espinoza responded, holding up his hands questioningly.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The show has dipped its toe hesitantly into matters of equity and social stratification this season with mixed results.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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As Garfield hesitantly moves forward with his campaign, he is forced to align with Chester Arthur (Nick Offerman), who unexpectedly becomes his running mate, and with the domineering but highly influential Senator Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Candidates and their backers also typically knock on doors to get signatures, but that’s not an option this year as people look askance at strangers on their doorsteps.—
Patrick Marley,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 May 2020
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True, lots of good white progressives look askance at businessmen who amass vast fortunes.—
John Powers,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2020
Adverb
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Another witness saw Thomas leave the residence, then come back with his hand suspiciously in his pocket, the affidavit states.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some have posited that a man at the diner where the Soprano family met for a bite looked suspiciously like Davey, whose life was ruined by his childhood friend Tony.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The prior year also saw one law enforcement case stall following a hung jury and another end in an unusual dismissal agreement that even Garza’s supporters viewed skeptically.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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For the skeptically inclined, that reasoning might argue for doubting the existence of other minds, rather than for believing in God.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quizzically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzically. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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