skittishly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skittishly
Adverb
  • At a time when the state desperately needs enormous federal assistance to help with billions of dollars of destruction from the fires, somehow the Democrats seem to think angering Trump with ever more lawsuits is more important.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Atlanta Braves desperately need to add a starting pitcher this winter.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The Frenchman glided forward as players from both teams frantically rearranged themselves around him, then slowed up well short of the Brighton penalty area.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Clouds of smoke could be seen coming from flames as crowds of onlookers frantically gathered around.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces.
    Stephen Gandel, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. …
    James Hohmann, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
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“Skittishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skittishly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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