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fearfully
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This is true for singer Jessie James Decker, who fearfully watches her athlete husband Eric Decker fall backward over a body of water.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025 -
This, after years of fearfully hiding his sexuality.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Timorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timorously. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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