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
  • Offensive notes Tommy DeVito settled in nicely after sailing some early throws.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 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
  • Swift is still working just fine, which explains why NASA wants to save it.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • From a growth perspective, Google has been doing just fine on AI.
    MacKenzie Sigalos,Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But a sufficiently powerful quantum computer can change that, Smith warned.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Critics have argued that many airports were not sufficiently prepared for the switch in systems.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 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
  • States are also setting up systems that may not adequately track pregnant and postpartum enrollees who should be exempt from the law’s new work requirements, erroneously dropping them from coverage, Burak’s report said.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • These Harry Bertoia stools spotted on 1stDibs are the type of seats that can be dressed up or down—or left alone to be adequately admired.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Dress well, change often Saint-Tropez has always welcomed a touch of fashion bravado.
    Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Bally's Chicago remains well situated to continue delivering on its obligations.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 18 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 18 Aug. 2026.

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