wishfully

Definition of wishfullynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wishfully
Adverb
  • The concierge team will gladly organize everything from hiking to whale-watching tours and visits to local dairy farms.
    Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Carey accompanied them, beaming, gladly relishing the homage.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Hezbollah is not willing to voluntarily disarm.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • However, the countries could voluntarily agree to abide by the agreement for another year, as Putin has proposed.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • They have been used ever since, except for Super Bowl 50, where the number was used instead because NFL ad designers felt Super Bowl L was too unattractive and unmarketable.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • However, Zelenskyy, backed by European leaders and some members of Congress, has insisted that the sanctions regime against Russia must instead be tightened to starve the Russian war machine of revenue and Western technological components.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • This particular build features a solid left sidewall, but Expandable does offer a second glass sidewall optionally, promising even more light and indoor/outdoor connection.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Luar isn’t hosting a show, either.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Metro, opened a few years later, doesn’t really go there either — the Foggy Bottom–GWU/Kennedy Center stop is nearly half a mile away.
    Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Wishfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wishfully. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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