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Recent Examples of promisingly
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.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The vibes are about the only thing the Twins consistently maintained this season, one that all started so promisingly, to hear current and former players tell it.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 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
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The vibes are about the only thing the Twins consistently maintained this season, one that all started so promisingly, to hear current and former players tell it.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 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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Somehow there are Republicans (14%) who also view socialism favorably.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recent polls show most college students view socialism more favorably than capitalism.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The history of movie screenings in the White House did not begin auspiciously.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Our trip to Lagos in 1973 to record Band on the Run did not begin auspiciously.—
Ray Rahman,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His pass over the top of the defense was perfectly placed, allowing Flagg to catch it and do the rest.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her accessories truly made the look, including a pair of crystal drop earrings, bowed stilettos, and a velvet bag, which perfectly matched Prince Harry’s velvety tux.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Additionally, the lawsuit alleges Sheriff’s deputies failed to properly search and screen for contraband in the jail, and failed to observe and supervise inmates.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In fact, doing it properly is an art form of sorts, with layering requiring the right mix of textures, metals, and ring thicknesses to build out a covetable final look that doesn’t feel burdensome on your finger.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Iranian American analyst Karim Sadjadpour rightly counts it as one of the three remaining ideological pillars of the regime, alongside anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Helen Mirren will rightly receive one of Hollywood’s highest honors in the new year.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Promisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promisingly. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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