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beamish

adjective

Definition of beamishnext
as in doubtless

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Recent Examples of beamish That’s not the fault of the beamish, resourceful Ross, who, as a recent Evan Hansen, has experience portraying liars. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamish
  1. doubtless
  2. sure
  3. confident
  4. positive
  5. assured
  6. decisive
  7. bullish
  8. unhesitating
Adjective
  • Like any good anecdote, it feels healthily embellished — Borges was doubtless a character, but is fashioned on the page into a Character — in ways that director Marc Turtletaub‘s enjoyable, good-natured screen adaptation appears to build upon.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
Definition of doubtless
Adjective
  • Authorities were not immediately sure what caused the crash, and Cordero-Stutz declined to answer additional questions from reporters.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Not sure what happened there, but SeanJo definitely showed up for work.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sure
Adjective
  • Leo July 23 – August 22 A confident explanation could still be missing a few facts.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • World Athletics are confident about the event, as risky as trying something new can be in sport, for a couple of reasons.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of confident
Adjective
  • This is the second year in a row that the WMO has detected positive change in the ozone hole, but there are still some warning signs highlighted in the report.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
  • North Carolina is seeing a spike in positive COVID-19 cases as hospitals brace for an uptick in respiratory illnesses heading into fall, according to state and federal health data.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of positive
Adjective
  • Both policies share an emphasis on supporting the commercial space industry and underscore the importance of assured access to space.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Playing some of the most assured tennis of his career, Brandon Nakashima slowed Rafael Jódar’s roll Wednesday at the Canadian Open in Montreal, beating the red-hot teenager 7-6(3), 6-4 to advance to the biggest final of his career.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assured
Adjective
  • In hindsight, making a decisive call at 2-2, in the 55th minute, five minutes before 3-2, would have been prudent.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The factory should focus on customers for whom its automation creates a decisive advantage.
    — Dhanush Bakthavatchalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decisive
Adjective
  • Working along with the council's group of scientists and experts, Lamm is bullish about bringing clarity to a long-standing investigation and wonder of UAP.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley shrugged off the bubble-bursting concerns, with its Global Investment Committee reiterating a year-end S&P 500 target of 8,000 and a mid-2027 target of 8,300—bullish territory, not a bust.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bullish
Adjective
  • That legacy also lives on through Hugs From Hadley, a nonprofit founded by Doug Hanna to honor their daughter's unhesitating love for people.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 3 July 2026
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of unhesitating

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