bullishly

adverb

as in positively

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Recent Examples of bullishly Instead of bullishly pushing through an idea, get key decision-makers' input to shape it. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 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. — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullishly
  1. positively
  2. confidently
  3. exuberantly
  4. joyously
  5. joyfully
  6. expectantly
  7. giddily
  8. blithely
Adverb
  • Kopple’s Hamptons—even with its endless velvet ropes and parties and Jacuzzis—is positively quaint in comparison.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, last year an NBC poll found that only18% of Americans viewed socialism positively.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share advice to help C-suite job seekers address résumé gaps confidently and effectively.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The mental health provider was receiving more calls than its staff could confidently answer, creating challenges for patients attempting to reach the organization.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of confidently
Adverb
  • Most shave ice syrups tend to be exuberantly, artificially colorful.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Bond traders have not reacted as exuberantly to the news of the Iran détente as oil traders have.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of exuberantly
Adverb
  • But those scenes of coming together joyously around this team, this diverse team, this remarkable team from all points, [Folarin] Balogun himself a birthright citizen leading this.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • Elsewhere, attendees will no doubt flock to the Sicilian Oranges dome clock, joyfully rendered in a rich palette of transparent, opalescent and opaque enamels in 49 colours, coupled with miniature enamel painting in more than five pastel hues.
    — Ming Liu, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Williams and Zolotin joyfully lock hands, sing, and goof off in the behind-the-scenes clip.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • Miami-Dade’s Saturday rain showers could not damper the spirit and energy of dozens of Haitians, Haitian Americans and soccer fans crowded together waving flags, beaming expectantly at North Miami’s Moca Plaza to meet players on the Haitian National Football Team.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Now the cows are waiting expectantly outside the milking parlor, where Archie is clattering about to set up the milking machine.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of expectantly
Adverb
  • There was the viral pleasure and even pride in seeing foreigners encounter Buc-ee’s with reverential appreciation or giddily experience industrial quantities of Mountain Dew Baja Blast at Taco Bell.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Early in the second inning Wednesday afternoon, Nasim Nuñez smiled, hopping giddily.
    — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of giddily
Adverb
  • To represent so many things to so many people might seem shallow, if not blithely opportunistic.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Definition of blithely

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“Bullishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullishly. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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