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Recent Examples of warily
Stringer | Reuters Americans are warily eyeing prices at the pump as oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz grind to a halt amid the threat of Iranian attacks on vessels.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Today, many literary translators and translation teachers regard it warily.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Consumers are watching warily for trickle-down effects on prices at the pump.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn't exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The New York of the nineteen-eighties was, warily, a city in transition.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
So Tehran is likely eyeing these developments very warily.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Today, many literary translators and translation teachers regard it warily.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Consumers are watching warily for trickle-down effects on prices at the pump.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn't exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The New York of the nineteen-eighties was, warily, a city in transition.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
So Tehran is likely eyeing these developments very warily.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warily
Adverb
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San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Even so, many in Venezuela seem guardedly optimistic.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Jones asked his players incredulously.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Warily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warily. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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