as in positively
in a positive or optimistic manner
After months of dwindling sales, the manager declared optimistically that "there is no place to go but up from here".
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hopefully
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The amount of time PE firms have held onto their assets—before hopefully flipping them for a profit—has climbed steadily since 2018.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
25 June 2025 -
The publicity cycle may be ramped up by social media, but, hopefully, the wheels of bureaucracy still turn slowly.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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“Optimistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistically. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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