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as in nicely
in a pleasing way
her violin teacher has been favorably impressed with her progress
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as in positively
in an approving manner
most critics reviewed the movie favorably
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Recent Examples of favorably
According to the poll, 38% of Texans view Paxton favorably.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Unsurprisingly, responders perceived the AI using company less favorably, indicating strong AI content aversion.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Albritton, however, spoke favorably of DeSantis’ tack.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The way the draft order is structured is viewed favorably by Peterson’s camp, according to a source close to Peterson.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Auroras are typically strongest closer to midnight, when Earth’s magnetic field is most favorably aligned with incoming solar particles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Notably, Healey also finished as the second most popular among the five Democrats featured in the Emerson survey, joining Mayor Wu with 45% of voters viewing her favorably.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
This lack of strict ideological leaning has enabled Burnham to position himself as someone who is viewed quite favorably from multiple factions within the Labour Party.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 15 May 2026
Despite uncertain timing of herd rebuilding, risk/reward skews favorably, in our view.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Unsurprisingly, responders perceived the AI using company less favorably, indicating strong AI content aversion.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Albritton, however, spoke favorably of DeSantis’ tack.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The way the draft order is structured is viewed favorably by Peterson’s camp, according to a source close to Peterson.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Auroras are typically strongest closer to midnight, when Earth’s magnetic field is most favorably aligned with incoming solar particles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Notably, Healey also finished as the second most popular among the five Democrats featured in the Emerson survey, joining Mayor Wu with 45% of voters viewing her favorably.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
This lack of strict ideological leaning has enabled Burnham to position himself as someone who is viewed quite favorably from multiple factions within the Labour Party.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 15 May 2026
Despite uncertain timing of herd rebuilding, risk/reward skews favorably, in our view.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorably
Adverb
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Optimizing that tuning, called model calibration, is a process that machine learning can fit into nicely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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The garden actually is a place for children, and this art plays nicely to a younger audience.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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The governor positively swoons over all these residents.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Police said O'Flaherty was positively identified as the suspect responsible for the Wheeler Road break-in and was arrested by the Mashpee Police Department.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Look closer, and the business side is in focus for the Koreans as well.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The Rattlesnake Bar is well known with the locals as a buzzy place to enjoy Dean's Margarita and some Two-Bite Lobster Tacos while listening to live music in a relaxed yet refined environment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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Well, Lila's off doing great now.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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These same resentments likely erupted in the murder of Clapham and in the solidarity a great many local people felt with the Panis woman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Today, as conversations around climate change, biodiversity, and food sustainability grow increasingly urgent, Providence stands as proof that culinary excellence and environmental responsibility can coexist beautifully and deliciously.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The Events Hall at Ian’s chapel once was part of the underground railroad system and belonged to an Amish community in Ohio; the history runs deliciously deep and diverse here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Even the logistics feel delightfully analog.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Around 4,500 hospitality meals are served each day, along with a delightfully English 12,000 scones (half fruit, half plain) and another 12,000 tea cakes per Test.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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The siblings are heartachingly real, and minor characters are finely drawn.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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These finely ground powders are applied directly onto an ant hill and are especially advantageous for eliminating ant hills in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices, Smith says.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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There’s one enjoyably oddball visual when Passenger Man disrupts a cozy projector-and-canopy movie night in the forest and suddenly the faces of Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are on trees everywhere as mayhem ensues.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Favorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorably. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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