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Recent Examples of warily
The New York of the nineteen-eighties was, warily, a city in transition.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
So Tehran is likely eyeing these developments very warily.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Israel has regarded the new authorities in Syria warily since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive led by Islamist insurgents in December 2024.
—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Senate leaders are watching both factions warily.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, often viewed warily by business leaders, has been quietly working to ease concerns about his progressive platform, with mixed success.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite Mamdani’s triangulation, Democratic leaders have continued to eye him warily.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
So Tehran is likely eyeing these developments very warily.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Israel has regarded the new authorities in Syria warily since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive led by Islamist insurgents in December 2024.
—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Senate leaders are watching both factions warily.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, often viewed warily by business leaders, has been quietly working to ease concerns about his progressive platform, with mixed success.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite Mamdani’s triangulation, Democratic leaders have continued to eye him warily.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warily
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Martinez is guardedly optimistic that, despite the grim statistics in Fresno — where, on average, 25 pedestrians a year are killed — his hometown can one day replicate Hoboken’s success.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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As Garfield hesitantly moves forward with his campaign, he is forced to align with Chester Arthur (Nick Offerman), who unexpectedly becomes his running mate, and with the domineering but highly influential Senator Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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His crossing has often been a source of frustration, sometimes ballooning the ball too often, taking too long to put it into the area or cutting back on himself hesitantly.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 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
Adverb
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Espinoza responded, holding up his hands questioningly.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 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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Bea incredulously finds out that Christy has been involved in a treasure hunt for years now, believing that there is a million dollars hidden somewhere in the state, planning and plotting her methods of finding it, and Christy is finally setting her plan in motion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Warily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warily. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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