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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Recent Examples of optimistically
Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For six weeks, players and coaches spoke optimistically about how the offseason additions and the growth and development during training camp would make things different this year.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The market-research firm MoffettNathanson did not read that language optimistically.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For six weeks, players and coaches spoke optimistically about how the offseason additions and the growth and development during training camp would make things different this year.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The market-research firm MoffettNathanson did not read that language optimistically.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistically
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Hacks nominee Jean Smart looked positively regal in an emerald green turtleneck Christian Siriano gown and a statement necklace as well as other pieces from Rahaminov Diamonds.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Marko, however, is looking positively at Red Bull's form after the Italian GP.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Chatbots, which confidently promise to answer any question and can generate images and videos remarkably quickly, are replacing traditional search engines and human experts as go-to sources of knowledge.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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The accurate measurements allowed the team to isolate the milliseconds-long signal confidently.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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And hopefully, this early public investment will pay off big time as private companies find many commercial uses for low Earth orbit, such as zero-gravity hotels for space tourism or mini-factories for producing specialty materials.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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With Comet and 1Password working together, it will hopefully be rewritten with trust at the center.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Maddie cheerfully navigates the politics of her jealous co-worker (Claudia O’Doherty), exacting boss (Connor O’Malley) and lesbian BFF (Berlant) at the sunny studios of Gourmaybe.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Optimistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistically. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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