SANGUINELY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

sanguinely

adverb

Definition of sanguinely

as in positively

in a positive or optimistic manner One bullish economist has gone out on a limb and sanguinely predicts a huge stock market boom ahead.

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Kopple’s Hamptons—even with its endless velvet ropes and parties and Jacuzzis—is positively quaint in comparison.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Yet, last year an NBC poll found that only18% of Americans viewed socialism positively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of positively

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Her workspace is cheerfully cluttered with Yankees memorabilia—pretty much what a twelve-year-old might fantasize a Yankees executive’s office to look like.

— Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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So now we’re left with only one more chance for live competition for Young and company, hopefully with the two starting guards back to help him out and with Tetairoa McMillan, Coker and Xavier Legette at least combining for a few receptions.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026
This week's total solar eclipse captured the world's attention, and millions of skywatchers looked up (with the correct protective eyewear, hopefully) to experience the moon blocking out our star's light.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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