positive feedback

noun

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

Examples of positive feedback in a Sentence

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Sure, results arrive, teams function, and leaders receive positive feedback. Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Rushton said the record store received a lot of positive feedback on social media from its decision to donate funds. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 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, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026 This has resulted in what officials described as a positive feedback loop. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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