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Recent Examples of confidently
As buyers continue encountering AI slop—intelligent-sounding output that's confidently wrong, outdated or so generic it could have been written for anyone—their trust erodes, friction is introduced and deals stall.
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Ray Makela,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Toward the end of his first day, Chekhov spotted an officer strolling confidently down the street.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Polish the routine, and let authenticity lead confidently.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Over the years, the visuals dramatically improve, from snuff film aesthetics to confidently silly splendor.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The staff say confidently that 24 of 26 players provide their answers in the app on time.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
And reclassification isn’t the same as FDA approval for any specific use, no matter how confidently it’s marketed.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
For Dylan, 33, who works in business development and public relations, one of the most rewarding parts of the day was seeing his daughter confidently navigate conversations in Japanese.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
That’s because Noelle’s a different type of protagonist, portrayed confidently by Al Zahrani, a woman contending with her own loss while trying to gain a more prominent job than being the scanner of a police documents.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Ray Makela,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Toward the end of his first day, Chekhov spotted an officer strolling confidently down the street.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Polish the routine, and let authenticity lead confidently.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Over the years, the visuals dramatically improve, from snuff film aesthetics to confidently silly splendor.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The staff say confidently that 24 of 26 players provide their answers in the app on time.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
And reclassification isn’t the same as FDA approval for any specific use, no matter how confidently it’s marketed.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
For Dylan, 33, who works in business development and public relations, one of the most rewarding parts of the day was seeing his daughter confidently navigate conversations in Japanese.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
That’s because Noelle’s a different type of protagonist, portrayed confidently by Al Zahrani, a woman contending with her own loss while trying to gain a more prominent job than being the scanner of a police documents.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently
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Staff for Democratic Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, the president-elect, responded positively March 30.
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In fact, over two-thirds of Democrats view socialism more positively than capitalism.
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Ron Seman was known as the master of the Indiana Dunes trails, spending years joyfully guiding thousands of people on journeys through its natural wonders.
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Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice.
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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.
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Now the cows are waiting expectantly outside the milking parlor, where Archie is clattering about to set up the milking machine.
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Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.
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Bond traders have not reacted as exuberantly to the news of the Iran détente as oil traders have.
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What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.
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Tech was even still cool in late 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT and everyone started giddily re-doing Taylor Swift lyrics as Shakespearean sonnets.
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Following that start, catcher Dalton Rushing giddily described Yamamoto’s brilliance, noting that even the reigning World Series MVP was able to experiment and try out some new sequencing while flexing his dominance.
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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.
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Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.
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“Confidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidently. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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