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
But there were plenty of living famouses who were positively pestilent with Knicks fever.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026
The exponential return on our positively performing company outweighs the losers.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Clayton has been making an effort to speak positively about himself ever since.
—Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
He was viewed positively by 39% of voters.
—Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department coroner positively identified the child, and her family has been notified.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The Orange County Sheriff's Department Coroner Division positively identified the body found as the missing swimmer reported on June 9, 2026, Amada Mia Brown.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 June 2026
When thousands of consumers consistently respond positively to certain product attributes, styles or price points, patterns start to emerge.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Hill's efforts haven't been enough to positively move the needle on the stock, especially with China still a significant hurdle .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026
The exponential return on our positively performing company outweighs the losers.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Clayton has been making an effort to speak positively about himself ever since.
—Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
He was viewed positively by 39% of voters.
—Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department coroner positively identified the child, and her family has been notified.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The Orange County Sheriff's Department Coroner Division positively identified the body found as the missing swimmer reported on June 9, 2026, Amada Mia Brown.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 June 2026
When thousands of consumers consistently respond positively to certain product attributes, styles or price points, patterns start to emerge.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Hill's efforts haven't been enough to positively move the needle on the stock, especially with China still a significant hurdle .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positively
favorably
Adverb
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Trump is viewed favorably by 34% and Biden, Obama's vice president, lags behind both at 30% according to the polling conducted by SSRS, a national research organization.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Wall Street is looking favorably on the prospects for a US-Iran peace deal.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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“Positively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positively. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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