promisingly

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Recent Examples of promisingly The night started promisingly with Brunson crushing his monologue, aided by the energy of the crowd and his fellow Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart making an early appearance. — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026 Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Besiktas are among the clubs interested, and Newcastle anticipate sourcing a buyer, despite Willock performing promisingly during pre-season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The top of the seventh began more promisingly for the suddenly ice-cold Boston bats, as second baseman Anthony Seigler and catcher Connor Wong opened with back-to-back singles off reliever Simeon Woods Richardson. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 The film opens very promisingly though with a much more up to date takeoff on this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another in the form of Teyana Taylor sitting at a bar playing her sassy self, shouting Viva Le Revolution! — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026 To be fair, things start promisingly enough, instantly raising the pulses with a dramatic seabound scene where Claflin’s dashing sailor Edmond Dantès — at the behest of his dying captain — must navigate their ship through a violent storm. — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 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 The year didn't start promisingly. — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promisingly
Adverb
  • The second is that the journalism organization will favorably portray its corporate partner in news coverage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • His stint began auspiciously with an encounter with the late owner George Steinbrenner in a hotel elevator in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Carlson’s started auspiciously.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The more casual El Mercado has a traditional adobe oven from which meats and vegetables come out perfectly cooked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The impact of Pickens' only two receptions in the 34-30 victory illustrates perfectly what coach Brian Schottenheimer believes about the Dallas offense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Whether the military was properly prepared for treating its wounded in the current Iran war has become a sharp point of contention.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • If a regular electric toothbrush already does the job when used properly, how much is a toothbrush camera actually adding?
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • And in a region already suffering from aid shortages, and anticipating even greater food insecurity from this year’s El Nino, humanitarians are rightly nervous about a potential catastrophic fallout.
    — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some churches have rightly been accused of being partisan, hypocritical and discriminatory toward women and minorities.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Promisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promisingly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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