trustingly

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Recent Examples of trustingly 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
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Adverb
  • Couric noted that his parents — Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg — were not portrayed particularly positively in the show.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
  • While there was no major breakthrough, representatives from both countries spoke positively about the more than two-hour meeting.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • While that risk of impact has been confidently ruled out, the date of its future rendezvous with our planet on Friday the 13th is likely no salve to those who are superstitious.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Do careful work privately, then share confidently.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Pynchon is clearly a huge fan of detective fiction and quotes approvingly from the genre while not quite wanting to immerse himself fully within it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Rotwood approvingly sees no such sentimentality in Wednesday.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Trustingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustingly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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