confidently

Definition of confidentlynext

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Recent Examples of confidently His voice leaps across the intervening years clearly and confidently. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Apr. 2026 Furthermore, the ministry is already securing contracts into 2027 to provide long-term financial stability, ensuring that factories can confidently scale production without the threat of sudden funding gaps. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 The baby pudu, just a few inches tall, has already been spotted trotting confidently alongside Posey, rarely straying far from her side. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Its mission is to help people who are blind live more independently, confidently and with dignity. Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 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 Do careful work privately, then share confidently. Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 That mindfulness has led her to develop small but meaningful adaptations that help her parent safely and confidently. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 Suarez is able to finish confidently on both feet, having scored seven of his 24 non-penalty goals for Sporting with his weaker left. Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently
Adverb
  • But a second poll in the days after the April 8 ceasefire found that Israelis rated the management of the war by the government — not just Netanyahu — more negatively than positively.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Spurs started the game positively but their intensity levels dropped quickly.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.
    Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Blake Lively once posed in Forever 21, Zendaya blithely donned Target to her first movie premiere.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
  • 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

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“Confidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidently. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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