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Recent Examples of uncertainly
Elsewhere, investors have piled into safer bets this year as uncertainly and geopolitical tensions remained high.
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Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
My mother paused uncertainly mid-step with her hands outstretched toward Elna’s suitcases.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
Both matters seemed to have been settled with the deal ending the shutdown, but even so, the ongoing uncertainly may have affected the spending patterns of many affected.
—Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Leading through uncertainly requires an extreme focus on the mission, adapting the tactics as needed.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
My mother paused uncertainly mid-step with her hands outstretched toward Elna’s suitcases.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
Both matters seemed to have been settled with the deal ending the shutdown, but even so, the ongoing uncertainly may have affected the spending patterns of many affected.
—Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Leading through uncertainly requires an extreme focus on the mission, adapting the tactics as needed.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertainly
Adverb
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Not Hiring Or Managing Staff Effectively One of the reasons why having operating capital up front is so critical is that not hiring enough staff members or managing them ineffectively can be the biggest nail in a franchise's downfall.—
Seth Lederman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Her game is languidly devastating.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The outline of the jaw jitters faintly—two layers are ever so slightly misaligned.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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The bonito smelled barely of the ocean, clean and faintly salty.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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His 2025 season started somewhat shakily, then included a quadriceps injury that cost him two games and opened the door for Jake Moody to temporarily handle the kicking duties.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.—
Sally Singer,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Uncertainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainly. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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