satisfactorily

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Recent Examples of satisfactorily Given that the Touch Bar is no more, this stumbling block was never satisfactorily overcome. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The one question that was asked repeatedly, but was never satisfactorily answered, was why the Linwood store had been chosen for the turnover. Eric Adler july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 The easiest to do that with might be David Moller Wolfe, who has been unable to dislodge Hugo Bueno from the team but who has generally performed satisfactorily when called up in his debut season. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 12 May 2026 The judge’s order stated that Empower continues to fail to perform satisfactorily despite the quality improvement plans, corrective actions and other remedial measures put in place by the state, and poses imminent danger to the children under its care. Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Maybe most readers really do feel it’s been satisfactorily replaced by the Tomatometer and Amazon customer reviews and friends on Goodreads. John Williams, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 Greg’s just not that interesting a villain, and whatever Season 3 was doing with him didn’t satisfactorily pay off or, at worst, felt like an extended setup for a Season 4. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026 The paintings are serious works of deliberate construction which read satisfactorily as abstractions not unrelated to the work of Caio Fonseca. Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 Fisher has agreed to pay $1,000 to enter a yearlong diversion program that, if completed satisfactorily, could end in the trespass charge's being dismissed. Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactorily
Adverb
  • The timing shook out nicely, considering Berg would go on to be tapped to succeed Don Garber as MLS’ next commissioner and has subsequently been tasked with unloading his sizable ownership stake in LAFC.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cyrus, 64, cleaned up nicely in a black John Varvatos suit, leaving his the collar of his white shirt unbuttoned.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Newer data is available, but the most up-to-date version of the survey hasn’t been around long enough for researchers to know participants’ cause and time of death.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Only a few watched long enough and with sufficient patience to be rewarded with a full view of the brilliant spectacle.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That works fine if astronomers spot a threat decades in advance.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Apple’s business is doing fine, but its stock is doing stupendously.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Adverb
  • Intervene Intervene means several signals—or one sufficiently consequential event—indicate probable deterioration or unacceptable outcomes.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In nearly every case, Murrill’s office has insisted that the exoneree either is guilty or has failed to sufficiently prove his innocence.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That includes whether the 16 jobs are good-paying professional careers, hourly wage jobs, or something else.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Besides good-paying jobs, development translates into building permit revenue for municipalities, some of which are experiencing boom times not seen since the start of the pandemic six years ago.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But the objective, baseline, aggregation method, or definition of acceptable performance does not adequately represent what customers experience.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The worst incident, by far, is the failure of the Smithsonian to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s birth adequately, making little notice of the event.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the iconic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm horror film series, has died peacefully at his home Sunday at 80.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The former Cardinals coordinator is expected to continue the under-center system with a heavy dose of play-action, a system better suited for Jared Goff than former Cardinals QB Kyler Murray.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Matthew McConaughey hopes that Woody Harrelson has a more than alright, alright, alright 65th birthday.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • And in new data released this week from the Ronald Reagan Institute, there are very clear warnings that the kids aren’t alright with MAGA.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2026

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“Satisfactorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactorily. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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