as in favorably
in an approving manner
for the most part audiences have responded positively to his avant-garde music
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Recent Examples of positively
The governor positively swoons over all these residents.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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
The Bullhead City Police Department announced June 5 that Sonya Alice Langan was positively identified through forensic genetic genealogy after decades of unsuccessful efforts to give the young woman a name.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
And watching Chima battling the producers even more than other players was positively juicy.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Warsh at his swearing-in spoke positively about upholding both sides of the dual mandate.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Both are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and they have been shown to be positively associated with PFAS exposure in other groups of people.
—Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announced that the wreck site, located near Matsuwa Island in the Kurile Islands chain, has been positively identified as USS Herring.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Yang responded positively to the overture, Mong said.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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
The Bullhead City Police Department announced June 5 that Sonya Alice Langan was positively identified through forensic genetic genealogy after decades of unsuccessful efforts to give the young woman a name.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
And watching Chima battling the producers even more than other players was positively juicy.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Warsh at his swearing-in spoke positively about upholding both sides of the dual mandate.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Both are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and they have been shown to be positively associated with PFAS exposure in other groups of people.
—Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announced that the wreck site, located near Matsuwa Island in the Kurile Islands chain, has been positively identified as USS Herring.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Yang responded positively to the overture, Mong said.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positively
favorably
Adverb
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According to the poll, 38% of Texans view Paxton favorably.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Unsurprisingly, responders perceived the AI using company less favorably, indicating strong AI content aversion.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Positively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positively. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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