as in sideways
with distrust
eyed me suspiciously when I snapped my book shut and hurriedly stuffed it into my bag
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Recent Examples of suspiciously
Witnesses told police that two vehicles had been seen driving around Rodeo, shortly before the homicide, acting suspiciously.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Its perfectly circular shape, central peak, and ring of faults looked suspiciously like an impact crater.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Advertisement His awakening makes this violent outsider an ideal hero for the bunker that his father, Rafa (Carlos Santos), whisks him off to immediately after his suspiciously early release.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
When news breaks of developments in the war, the coordination between the media is clear and suspiciously similar.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Those wedding bells sound suspiciously like a Taylor Swift song.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Our gods were always suspiciously human; just bigger, moodier, and with better special effects.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
More suspiciously, the researchers note that in the month prior to Patient 3's death, Hurricane Hugo made landfall in Georgia as a Category 4 storm, dumping three to five inches of rain.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s when his mother noticed a new dark mole on his hairline with suspiciously uneven boundaries.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Its perfectly circular shape, central peak, and ring of faults looked suspiciously like an impact crater.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Advertisement His awakening makes this violent outsider an ideal hero for the bunker that his father, Rafa (Carlos Santos), whisks him off to immediately after his suspiciously early release.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
When news breaks of developments in the war, the coordination between the media is clear and suspiciously similar.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Those wedding bells sound suspiciously like a Taylor Swift song.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Our gods were always suspiciously human; just bigger, moodier, and with better special effects.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
More suspiciously, the researchers note that in the month prior to Patient 3's death, Hurricane Hugo made landfall in Georgia as a Category 4 storm, dumping three to five inches of rain.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s when his mother noticed a new dark mole on his hairline with suspiciously uneven boundaries.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciously
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the venture went sideways when the revenue from 30-second ad spots fell well below projections, with ABC later canceling the series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Be careful, people might be acting dubiously on this day, particularly with money.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Firearms industry veteran Rob Pincus, who runs his own training regime, Personal Defense Network, looked skeptically at the new program, but was measured in his critique.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chinese officials are also looking more skeptically at Nvidia’s chips.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Fans chanted for Bayley as Lyra stared at her incredulously.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Carolyn responds incredulously while showing a sign of disgust on her face.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 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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The decrease in international students could negatively impact local economies, university research and school budgets.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS was lauded by many as both his most Puerto Rican album and his most political album, neither of which negatively impacted its popularity.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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John wasn't allowed in the delivery room and waited anxiously to hear that everything had gone smoothly.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Suspiciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciously. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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