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Adverb
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Goldsman asked incredulously, questioning the limits of the university’s authority over athletes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
8 Dec. 2025 -
Steph Curry looked incredulously at the officials late in the first quarter of Oklahoma City’s 126-102 victory over the Warriors at Paycom Center on Tuesday.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Nov. 2025
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Espinoza responded, holding up his hands questioningly.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Bundhorol motioned to the direction of camp questioningly, then in the opposite direction, out into the empty grass.—
Samantha Falewée,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Daedone looked at me quizzically.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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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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Clark has been experiencing a series of electrical malfunctions in the store and a suspiciously high electric bill.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Some parents of football players told CBS News Philadelphia last fall they've been frustrated by the investigation, saying their children were being viewed suspiciously by college recruiters despite not being involved in the assault.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Traditional hubs for higher education are starting to look more skeptically at international students.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
26 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the tech giants, which are promising hefty buildouts to meet soaring demand for AI services and workloads, smaller companies are getting viewed more skeptically, with analysts uncertain about whether their bets will pay off and result in substantial new revenue opportunities.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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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
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All of these health technology adoptions were eyed dubiously at first.—
Dr. Beh Chun Chuan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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McCoy would provide solid backup at second and shortstop, where France only plays second and does so somewhat dubiously.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Unbelievingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievingly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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