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Recent Examples of confidently
Provide talking points, scripts, and FAQ sheets so leaders can guide their teams confidently through transformation, while supporting employees to upskill and grow.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Her new book, Color Rules, delves into how to apply color confidently in your home.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
For businesses, water increasingly influences where growth is possible and how confidently the future can be planned.
—Kara Hurst, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the championship matchup, Fernando spoke confidently about Alberto’s next steps in college football.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Abraham responded confidently — and incorrectly.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The classically louche yet confidently glitzy Golden Globes energy had been missing for much of the night until Roberts, a true movie star who couldn’t care less, came onstage to present the award for Best Musical or Comedy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Maybe this is as close as critics and artists are ever likely to ever get — sitting at different tables in the same oversized pan-Asian restaurant in front of a giant Quan Yin statue that Adrien Brody so confidently misidentified as Shiva last year.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2026
This legal normalization fuels a more open dialogue and reduces stigma, encouraging people who were once hesitant to explore cannabis openly and confidently.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Her new book, Color Rules, delves into how to apply color confidently in your home.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
For businesses, water increasingly influences where growth is possible and how confidently the future can be planned.
—Kara Hurst, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the championship matchup, Fernando spoke confidently about Alberto’s next steps in college football.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Abraham responded confidently — and incorrectly.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The classically louche yet confidently glitzy Golden Globes energy had been missing for much of the night until Roberts, a true movie star who couldn’t care less, came onstage to present the award for Best Musical or Comedy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Maybe this is as close as critics and artists are ever likely to ever get — sitting at different tables in the same oversized pan-Asian restaurant in front of a giant Quan Yin statue that Adrien Brody so confidently misidentified as Shiva last year.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2026
This legal normalization fuels a more open dialogue and reduces stigma, encouraging people who were once hesitant to explore cannabis openly and confidently.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently
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On December 18, 2025, the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, with assistance from the North Carolina SBI Crime Lab, positively identified the remains as Bethany Brown.—
Mark Price
January 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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After starting positively under Dyche, Forest have lost their past four games, leaving them four points above West Ham in 17th.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cultures, Beliefs, Heritage Travel Photography Two Warkari men joyfully perform a traditional dance, or mock stick-play, in rural Bajirav Vihir, Maharashtra, India.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Consider Virginia McLaurin, who joyfully danced with the Obamas at age 106 and later supported youth mentoring, or Edith Renfrow Smith, now 110, whose advocacy for education continues to inspire.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 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
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Inside, guests are greeted by the cozy tavern, a cocktail of rustic Adirondack style and modern trappings—the tables adorned in their nightly best, expectantly awaiting patrons.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Abu Daqqa shows videos set to music of him riding his sleek, silver and black machine, circling fast and joyously in the waves, testing its speed and agility.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Nov. 2025
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
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No romance is in the offing between the two — Dan is straight and Tamma is exuberantly profane about being gay — so their bond is built almost entirely around climbing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 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
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Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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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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The Democrat had joked about shooting the Republican leader of the state House and blithely spoken of watching his children die in their mother’s arms.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Confidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidently. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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