as in positively
in an approving manner
she smiled approvingly at the child who was performing onstage
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Recent Examples of approvingly
Rotwood approvingly sees no such sentimentality in Wednesday.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approvingly
Adverb
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No matter how bad or stressful the situation is, or how difficult the circumstances, these bad bosses believe that being optimistic, positive, or thinking positively will change the outcome.—
Mita Mallick,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the player has responded positively to a coach for whom teamwork is non-negotiable.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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History does not treat teams that start the season at 0-3 very favorably, as only four teams that have started 0-3 since 1990 ended up making the postseason.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Although Petro’s unpopularity has increased in recent years, his progressive platform is seen favorably by around a third of the population.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Approvingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approvingly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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