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
But Chopra dared every woman to dream and think optimistically because doing so is a direct rebuke of not just personal troubles but also more systemic ones.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.
—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
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.
—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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Scrolling social feeds reveals a relentless parade of fireplace mantels draped in plaid and velvet, clusters of vintage nutcrackers beneath dark-wood shelves, and tablescapes positively roaring with holiday maximalism.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Scarbrough handed out two surprise scholarships to youth who have contributed positively to the Milwaukee community.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Scar confidently led his owner to a chair with a smile on his face in the August 25 TikTok video posted to the account @scarthesportyservicedog.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Whether towing its matching trailer or not, the Elevance SUV is carefully designed for moving confidently from city streets to primitive stretches of off-road.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, fundamentally changing the way people interface with search, commerce and content online will require just that, entirely new revenue models, maybe, hopefully, some that are aligned, that are not advertising based.—
Joe Marchese, Executive Chairman, Human Ventures,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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This week, that debate will hopefully be laid to rest, when the White Stripes are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and Meg will finally get her due.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Optimistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistically. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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