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Recent Examples of bullishly
Launched in 2009 by Cannes Festival-Marché du Film and Argentina’s INCAA state film-TV agency, joined from last year by Uruguay’s ACAU agency, Ventana Sur was first buoyed by bullishly building national cinemas across Latin America.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
The positive price action in the semiconductor cohort more broadly also supports the argument that the build is in anticipation of demand, and should therefore be viewed bullishly.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
The positive price action in the semiconductor cohort more broadly also supports the argument that the build is in anticipation of demand, and should therefore be viewed bullishly.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullishly
Adverb
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Couric noted that his parents — Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg — were not portrayed particularly positively in the show.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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While there was no major breakthrough, representatives from both countries spoke positively about the more than two-hour meeting.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While that risk of impact has been confidently ruled out, the date of its future rendezvous with our planet on Friday the 13th is likely no salve to those who are superstitious.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Do careful work privately, then share confidently.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s a nod to another tradition that’s perhaps most exuberantly followed in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, where miles of these carpets are created for Holy Week — twice on Good Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Latin phrase is used to announce the election of a new pope but in this case joyfully announced Leo’s arrival at the field.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Still, nothing sparked quite as many headlines—or joyfully teary social media Reels—as the closing moments of episode five.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The anniversary celebration was capped by a performance from Paul McCartney, another flourish in a production designed to project confidence in the path forward as Wall Street waits expectantly for Apple's AI comeback.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The children waited expectantly.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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When not giddily tearing apart the rom-com – a key conversation between Charlie and Emma happens in the trope-iest of cinematic eateries, a diner – Borgli asks really major thematic questions with his controversial subject matter.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for all its twists and turns, Boston and her cast, writers, and directors never let up on the promise of the show’s title and the skin-crawling sensations the pilot’s opening scenes (of Rachel and Nicky’s wedding and its insane, bloody aftermath) giddily pile on.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Blake Lively once posed in Forever 21, Zendaya blithely donned Target to her first movie premiere.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Curry’s passenger begged officers to help Curry but Billups-Taylor blithely dismissed this concern, stating that Curry was acting, court documents state.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bullishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullishly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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