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also leary
as in wary
feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something
a leery attitude She seemed a little leery about the proposal. They were leery of their neighbors.
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Recent Examples of leery
Insurers have become increasingly leery given the high risk.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, Wall Street is losing interest in the sector, leery that builders’ sales incentives are eating into their profit margins and concerned about high borrowing costs.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 26 Dec. 2024
Oral versions of the drugs will be easier for many patients to take, especially those leery of once-a-week injections that are currently necessary.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
But so far, many third-party developers seem leery.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, Wall Street is losing interest in the sector, leery that builders’ sales incentives are eating into their profit margins and concerned about high borrowing costs.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 26 Dec. 2024
Oral versions of the drugs will be easier for many patients to take, especially those leery of once-a-week injections that are currently necessary.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
But so far, many third-party developers seem leery.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for leery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leery
Adjective
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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
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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
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The market remains cautious about suggesting any change could come soon.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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But Gregory remains skeptical, and while Tea might not be my favorite person, the way Dr. G is shifting blame and disrespecting his wife is hard to ignore.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some experts and victims’ relatives remain skeptical that the suspects arrested were the true perpetrators.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Leery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leery. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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