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cautiously

[kaw-shuhs-lee] / ˈkɔ ʃəs li /
ADVERB
tentatively
Synonyms


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I went forward cautiously, holding the end of the rope, determined that I would not get lost a second time.

From Literature

The Italian distiller set out cautiously positive guidance for a year in which it expects sales and earnings growth to be tempered by trade tariffs and currency effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

US envoy Massad Boulos says he has a revised plan and is "cautiously optimistic" of getting agreement soon on a humanitarian truce.

From BBC

Once regimes understand that their most guarded moment—the moment after power breaks—can be observed and interrupted, they govern more cautiously, more suspiciously, more slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal

“For the time being, it is likely that officials have ensured the market will only test stronger franc levels very cautiously, even amid rising geopolitical risks,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal