positivistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for positivistic
Adjective
  • Following The Crowd When investors are optimistic, stock prices rise.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • McEnroe this week sounded a bit more optimistic during a pre-Wimbledon tune-up with reporters staged by ESPN.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • More recent performances do not make for such positive reading (four defeats and two draws in six Nations League matches, against Italy, Denmark and Sweden, both draws impressively coming against the latter).
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • That sort of homey detail and Karl’s cheerful disposition belie the ghastly stories that her memory holds, the ones her guest has come to hear — and capture on film.
    Christine DiMattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Hollis: Hollis is a cheerful name with a fun energy.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
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“Positivistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positivistic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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