positive feedback

noun

: feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output

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Companies with consistently positive feedback receive higher scores. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 Analyses of more than 14,000 Tripadvisor reviews of restaurants and museums show that reviews written by solo diners and solo museumgoers are rated as more helpful – and receive more positive feedback – than reviews written by people who went with others. Peter McGraw, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Although no deal was ever fully explored, Madrid received positive feedback from those around the Argentinian, now 27. James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 In April 2025, one month after her Self interview, Bader took to her Instagram Stories to appreciate positive feedback from her online community. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for positive feedback

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of positive feedback was in 1934

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“Positive feedback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/positive%20feedback. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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