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Recent Examples of promisingly
The Patriots’ first offensive series started promisingly with a first-down completion to Stefon Diggs on the second play of the game.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The 22-year-old, who had his first international call-up last year, has had a mixed spell in Yorkshire, having started promisingly before a three-game ban after being sent off for a dangerous challenge in a 3-1 defeat by Barnsley at the end of August.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The match started out promisingly for Capistrano Valley Christian (14-22-1) when McKenzie Meserve opened the first set serving three consecutive aces.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Peter Hedges’s drama about a young recovering addict (Lucas Hedges) coming back unannounced to his family starts off promisingly, with Roberts’s supportive but wary character trying to manage her complicated feelings about her son’s return.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
More promisingly, grocery inflation looks to have peaked as well, with August’s release seeing the first deceleration since January.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The year didn't start promisingly.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The 2024 awards season started so promisingly for Netflix but descended into the stuff of studio nightmare.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The 22-year-old, who had his first international call-up last year, has had a mixed spell in Yorkshire, having started promisingly before a three-game ban after being sent off for a dangerous challenge in a 3-1 defeat by Barnsley at the end of August.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The match started out promisingly for Capistrano Valley Christian (14-22-1) when McKenzie Meserve opened the first set serving three consecutive aces.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Peter Hedges’s drama about a young recovering addict (Lucas Hedges) coming back unannounced to his family starts off promisingly, with Roberts’s supportive but wary character trying to manage her complicated feelings about her son’s return.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
More promisingly, grocery inflation looks to have peaked as well, with August’s release seeing the first deceleration since January.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The year didn't start promisingly.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The 2024 awards season started so promisingly for Netflix but descended into the stuff of studio nightmare.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promisingly
Adverb
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Paka breaks up the merino monopoly with its low-crew-length alpaca-blend stalwart, which has been reviewed favorably in the past by Outside runners, hikers, and travellers.—
Scott Douglas,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bellinger did not grade out favorably in center field this past season, and his defensive metrics have been split there since 2020.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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James’s reign in Ireland had begun auspiciously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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The history of movie screenings in the White House did not begin auspiciously.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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McDonald’s has kind of been able to, not perfectly, but steer clear of some of those viral politicization almost on accident in both of those cases.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Hotel Jerome is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Aspen.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Softened butter is also crucial for making smooth frostings, as cold butter will not emulsify properly and will lead to clumpy results (this is true of cake batters, too).—
Molly Allen,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Evidence gathered by department investigators showed that deputies at that jail had not been properly trained to do mandatory security checks.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The play was reviewed to confirm the ejection, and rightly so.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The high-profile deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed recently by ICE agents in Minneapolis, have rightly led to widespread protests.—
Aubrey Jackson Soller,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Promisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promisingly. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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