realistically

adverb

as in certainly

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Recent Examples of realistically Though the intent is exciting, Arbeloa’s side have so far been unable to capitalise on their own opportunities to make their high-risk strategy look like something that can realistically be sustained. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 De Haan said the national diesel average could realistically rise to $7 per gallon in the weeks ahead. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 In between these extremes is the Rangers, a team that continues to hover around first place in the AL Worst, a division so bad that its winner could realistically finish with a losing record. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 Somehow, some way, Cristobal and the Canes have another quarterback who can realistically win the Heisman trophy and lead them on a deep Playoff run. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The result is a widening gap between what can be discovered and what can realistically be fixed. — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 But realistically, your two best options are tile or luxury vinyl tile (LVT). — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 For this purpose, some devices use an electrical circuit’s pulse fluctuations, a quantity that is difficult to predict realistically. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Sadly but realistically, from a business viewpoint, Orlando would be challenged to be one of the best two options for MLB right now. — Rich Bradley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
  1. certainly
  2. undoubtedly
  3. absolutely
  4. positively
  5. unquestionably
Adverb
  • Indeed, scientists believe that, regardless of whether 2026 breaks the record for hottest year ever, 2027 almost certainly will do so because of the El Niño conditions.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026
  • When Washington plays at Philadelphia, Drew Stevens will almost certainly become the eighth.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainly
Adverb
  • The Jets have a multi-year plan to get back on track, but the first year was undoubtedly a failure.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Facing the Dodgers lineup, which consists of Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, among others, will undoubtedly be his most challenging task.
    — Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of undoubtedly
Adverb
  • The 28-year-old is another one who looks absolutely certain to start, playing 90 minutes in every one of the three league games so far.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Other highlights include Billie’s (Lucy Freyer) fixation with feeling young, Julian Manjerico’s return as the absolutely unhinged Zack-Carlos and a brilliant penultimate episode about casual use of the C-word (hey, the British do it).
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • While his fans were disappointed when his name was not included in the lineup announced on Good Morning America, the dancer responded positively when reacting to the news on Instagram.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sticking with the weekly chart, here's another view showing how the recent comeback has started to positively influence SPOT's moving averages.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • James is in the waning stages of his legendary career and unquestionably wants to win another title before retirement.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Business development is often portrayed as a relationship discipline, and relationships unquestionably matter.
    — Brian Ferdinand, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unquestionably

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