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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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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
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Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
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The account regularly shares videos of the siblings doing everything together, from snoozing lazily or causing the typical golden retriever mischief.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The result is a faintly comic curio that hurtles along without much impact.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Light glowed faintly behind the curtains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
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The defense began shakily, giving up 231 yards of total offense in the first half.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Uncertainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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