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Recent Examples of confidently
Whether climbing Lookout Mountain or cruising through Golden’s downtown streets, the Maverick adapts smoothly and confidently.
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The Schultz siblings of Glenview, Emma, 8, a second-grader and Ava, 11, a fifth-grader, used the rink with Emma wearing skates and Ava confidently doing a leg lift skating trick while wearing gym shoes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The organization’s mission is to train professionals to help Americans optimize their claiming strategies using specialized software, ensuring retirees confidently understand their options before ever setting foot in a Social Security Administration office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Also, the study wasn’t large enough to confidently detect small differences in how recommendations might vary by race or gender.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
To navigate this market confidently, many know to trust the luxury leaders at Allie Beth Allman & Associates.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
The foreign woman was attractive, well-dressed and confidently at ease.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
McMahon confidently combines the cerebral with solid action, skimping on neither aspect.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Mikel Arteta reflected on how his group lived the period between points inexplicably frittered away at Wolves and confidently spearing the heart of their rivals four days later.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The Schultz siblings of Glenview, Emma, 8, a second-grader and Ava, 11, a fifth-grader, used the rink with Emma wearing skates and Ava confidently doing a leg lift skating trick while wearing gym shoes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The organization’s mission is to train professionals to help Americans optimize their claiming strategies using specialized software, ensuring retirees confidently understand their options before ever setting foot in a Social Security Administration office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Also, the study wasn’t large enough to confidently detect small differences in how recommendations might vary by race or gender.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
To navigate this market confidently, many know to trust the luxury leaders at Allie Beth Allman & Associates.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
The foreign woman was attractive, well-dressed and confidently at ease.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
McMahon confidently combines the cerebral with solid action, skimping on neither aspect.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Mikel Arteta reflected on how his group lived the period between points inexplicably frittered away at Wolves and confidently spearing the heart of their rivals four days later.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently
Adverb
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Beyond his academic commitment, Carson is always willing to lend a hand to classmates and contributes positively to the classroom community.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway 's resumption of share buybacks and a personal stock purchase by new CEO Greg Abel were viewed positively by analysts, though most said the moves don't meaningfully change the investment case for the name.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The stories of people who ate joyfully and in a very inspired way kind of spoke to me the most.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her writing process unfolded slowly but joyfully.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The children waited expectantly.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 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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Yet despite that apparent simplification, the trenches themselves were in line with Lee’s exuberantly experimental creative urges; playful, ingenious, complex, and witty.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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For his part, and most fittingly, Valentino creative director Michele will be planting the exuberantly luxe Valentino standard yet again in Paris, January 26-29, at Valentino’s beloved Haute Couture fashion week.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But Fallout giddily toys with the genre’s legacy, too, at times turning homages into punch lines.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The girls are giddily planning the wedding and bachelorette party as if several core issues are not still unresolved.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The push for super intelligence sits rather blithely next to the beliefs of those tech masters of the universe trying to max out their looks and lifestyle for eternal life.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, rather than blithely dismiss the consequences of legalization with eye-rolling contempt for the puritans, supporters should confront the adverse societal effects of cannabis — the pervasive urban stench, the traffic deaths and the pernicious effects on youth.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Confidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidently. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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