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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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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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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
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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Prices start at $17, which feels almost suspiciously good for pieces this wearable.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The poster wrote that a man had acted suspiciously near the scene before the shooting.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Eric skeptically accepted the offer, though he wasn't entirely thrilled that his game had just ratcheted up in difficulty after Kristen accused him of being too quiet.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The announcement should be treated skeptically.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quizzically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzically. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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