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Recent Examples of suspiciousness
Signs of psychosis can include hearing, seeing, or believing things that others don't, suspiciousness or extreme uneasiness, inappropriate emotions and trouble concentrating.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The outcome of this dynamic has been to marginalize the moderates and vindicate the endemic suspiciousness of hard-liners, starting with the supreme leader himself.
—Michael Hirsh, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The outcome of this dynamic has been to marginalize the moderates and vindicate the endemic suspiciousness of hard-liners, starting with the supreme leader himself.
—Michael Hirsh, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciousness
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In that short time, mistrust between communities and health providers has been evident.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Kojan, who has been involved in fighting previous Ebola outbreaks in central and western Africa and is president of the Alliance for International Medical Action, said deep mistrust within some local communities is hampering efforts to contain the virus.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In a world full of uncertainty, clarity is everything.—
David Morel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Kousser, the political science professor, said the candidates were speaking to voters’ wariness on how candidates fund their campaigns.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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While Toregem wants to bring its treatment to market by 2030, experts have some lingering doubts whether the approach can actually work in humans.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett painted a rosy picture of the economy Sunday, downplaying Americans' growing pessimism about the economy amid high gas prices and rising inflation as the Iran war goes on.—
Ford McCracken,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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As food insecurity increases, the researchers found that there has also been an increase in consumer pessimism.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Wembanyama finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the loss but downplayed any worries about the team’s struggles after the game.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Stocks also came under pressure on Middle East worries.—
Lee Ying Shan,Justina Lee,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Suspiciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciousness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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