optimistically

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Recent Examples of optimistically Taken together, these reasons have led me to optimistically conclude that the effectiveness of vote buying depends not on the party machine’s prowess but on the strength of the parties that oppose it. — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Wall Street is optimistically mixed on Workday’s prospects for successfully rounding the AI bend. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The bill’s supporters optimistically stress how Thune has promised there will be a vote in September. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026 Maybe the projections are realistic, but the inter-company structures depend a lot on the types of numbers that executives often embrace over optimistically. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 The running shoes go in optimistically, followed by the leggings and the sports bra, packed by someone who clearly has a genuine, healthy relationship with exercise. — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 18 July 2026 Major League Baseball optimistically released its 2027 schedule on Thursday. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 16 July 2026 Arnold has spoken optimistically about this being a point in time that changes perceptions of Iraq on the world stage, allowing a global audience to see a nation keen to project itself in a more positive light. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistically
Adverb
  • More positively, business fundamentals for many AI companies look solid.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023, 94% of employees in high-performing workplaces said working from the office positively affected their individual productivity.
    — Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • My clients want to apply AI confidently and ethically in their work, not simply learn to prompt.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Neo-Vision confidently parsed the puzzle by turning it into a paradox.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • But inside was a solid-state transformer, or SST—an array of power electronics that was meant to do the work of several pieces of that gear—and hopefully much more.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The rich will covet it, the poor will hang on, and, hopefully, the middle class will continue to grow.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The camera pans across images of Boston’s historic Fenway Park and a grim-looking Schumer, contrasting those shots with footage of Collins cheerfully hobnobbing with Maine voters.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Optimistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistically. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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