as in positively
in an approving manner
she smiled approvingly at the child who was performing onstage
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Recent Examples of approvingly
In the past, when tech companies laid off employees, the markets reacted approvingly.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The Queen smiled approvingly at Charles and his new bride, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (now Queen Camilla).
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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, 10 Dec. 2025
Rotwood approvingly sees no such sentimentality in Wednesday.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Behind you, the fountain burbles approvingly.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2024
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The Queen smiled approvingly at Charles and his new bride, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (now Queen Camilla).
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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, 10 Dec. 2025
Rotwood approvingly sees no such sentimentality in Wednesday.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Behind you, the fountain burbles approvingly.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approvingly
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The contestants encourage each other to do their best and think positively, coming together to offer support when someone is having a bad day.—
Sarah Wang,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The elimination of extreme infield shifts, larger bases, only three pickoff throws, a limit on how relief pitchers can be used, and the pitch clock were supposed to positively impact hitting.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Despite uncertain timing of herd rebuilding, risk/reward skews favorably, in our view.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Wall Street, employees and the business public greeted the choice favorably, despite the many challenges facing Disney’s new leader and all legacy media companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Approvingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approvingly. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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