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gingerly

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adverb

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Recent Examples of gingerly
Adjective
Unlike the gingerly approach to easing restrictions targeting the spread of the virus, the country is split over reopening businesses and schools. Kendall Karson, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2021 All the while, amid the unpacking of groceries and food prep and reminiscing, the group addresses in gingerly fashion the subject of Rose’s cancer. Alexandra Enders, The New York Review of Books, 26 May 2020
Adverb
Ausmus could be seen walking gingerly through the Yankees’ clubhouse minutes later. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025 With a solid labor market, officials can move more gingerly as price pressures look stickier. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gingerly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerly
Adjective
  • There’s potential for clarity in resolving any lingering tension, but also be careful not to speak too rashly.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In comments at the Morgan Stanley media conference, the Fox CEO was again extremely careful to stress that the goal is not to cannibalize linear television and Fox will not advertise it on linear television but is meant purely to capture those who cut the cord or have never subscribed to cable.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some critics on the left were wary of the administration’s employment of market logics and its tendency to treat citizens as consumers.
    Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made by History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The public is on balance wary of Musk and DOGE's access to government agency data records.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The market remains cautious about suggesting any change could come soon.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But just as smartphones and the internet are powerful tools to broaden their horizons, parents and caregivers are right to be cautious about exactly what their teens are posting on the day-to-day.
    Ella Cerón, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Gingerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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