sanguinely

adverb

Definition of sanguinelynext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguinely
  1. positively
  2. optimistically
  3. cheerfully
  4. hopefully
Adverb
  • All told, the Falcons made it through the first week of training camp with no major injuries and several other players trending positively in their recoveries.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders need to remember how the workplace impacts people emotionally and lead accordingly - positively influencing their storied experience.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026
  • Maybe the projections are realistic, but the inter-company structures depend a lot on the types of numbers that executives often embrace over optimistically.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of optimistically
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  • Nicola Piovani’s score evokes a whimsical longing for every era of the designer’s life, as if the audience cheerfully lived it along with him.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Perez handled the decision more cheerfully than fans in Sacramento, which is serving as the A’s temporary home while their new ballpark is being constructed in Las Vegas.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of cheerfully
Adverb
  • So those are little signs, hopefully, of the offense getting things going a little bit.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • It’s born out of today’s reality, where hopefully, humanity can advance away from killing, toward more positive future outcomes.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopefully
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