trustfully

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as in trustingly

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  1. trustingly
  2. positively
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  • Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of trustingly
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  • Unlike the High Church Swift, Defoe was a puritan (in many things), and where the former was suspicious of the economic instrumentalization that turned people into commodities, the latter was positively bullish on the market economy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Lawrence also noted that becoming a mom has positively impacted her career.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Trustfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustfully. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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