oversuspicious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversuspicious
Adjective
  • His departure marks the second shortest time any actor has spent as the Doctor — logging in just one more season than Christopher Eccleston — and certainly leaves the future of the iconic British show uncertain.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 May 2025
  • Though Bonnie had experience with bottle babies, this kitten's fragile condition made survival uncertain.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • There was no indication of suspicious activity and no danger to the public, police said.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • While some swear by the cleaning product for disinfecting their dishwasher, others may be wary and opt for something different.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
  • Those in disaster-prone states, such as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) in Florida, hold a pessimistic view of FEMA and are wary of affording it greater power.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Researchers are still unsure of the exact cause of a water allergy.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
  • The letter said that educators who were unsure of their responsibility were not given guidance or support about what to do.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • It will be decided on by a conservative-majority Supreme Court that has been skeptical of considerations of race in public life.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
  • These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • But some people may be hesitant about having any of their activities tracked to benefit a multi-trillion-dollar conglomerate.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2025
  • In the meantime, businesses are left in the murky waters — hesitant to make more or ship more, unsure where to build factories or how high to raise prices.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Besides the call for deeper cuts, some Republican senators are leery of the House push to phase out tax credits for big energy projects in their states.
    Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Is there a reason for a CFO candidate to be leery of working for a company that is looking for its next CEO?
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Sakara also has health supplements (which can be scientifically dubious), like a metabolism booster and fulvic acid cell reset.
    Molly Higgins, Wired News, 29 May 2025
  • Republican consultant Kevin Madden, who was a senior adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012, was dubious about her chances in either race.
    Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Oversuspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversuspicious. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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