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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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Jones asked his players incredulously.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
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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Set inside a suspiciously anachronistic Dallas-area shopping mall, this recent SXSW premiere follows a quartet of young women working and worshipping at Free Eden.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hotel staff called police after noticing a group of men acting suspiciously.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Investors have looked skeptically at the company's digital business, which includes sports betting and online casino games, that is now profitable for Caesars.—
Contessa Brewer,Sandy Cannold,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
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Others said the site is full of sham agents, AI slop and security risks and should be viewed skeptically.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quizzically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzically. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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