positive feedback

noun

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

Examples of positive feedback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Four years after 2020’s Billboard 200-topping Music to Be Murdered By, the Detroit rapper’s latest LP dropped Friday (July 12) and earned almost immediate positive feedback from listeners. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2024 To strengthen the quality of your relationships, listen to others with your full attention, provide positive feedback, and express appreciation to others. Kandi Wiens, Harvard Business Review, 15 Apr. 2024 And despite some critics, podcast episodes featuring the Lentz children have received lots of positive feedback, the couple previously told PEOPLE. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024 Bombastic celebrity chef Salt Bae popularized this dessert, sometimes coating his baklava in edible gold leaf; at Galata it’s served with less flourish but still receives positive feedback from guests. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for positive feedback 

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

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