as in favorably
in an approving manner
for the most part audiences have responded positively to his avant-garde music
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of positively
The contestants encourage each other to do their best and think positively, coming together to offer support when someone is having a bad day.
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Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
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
The human remains that were found this week in the backyard of the Everman home where missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez lived have been positively identified as belonging to the child, District Attorney Phil Sorrells said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Fans, however, have responded very positively, with the movie doing very good numbers at the box office.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
The poll, by New Yorkers Fighting Back PAC, also found that 71% of Democratic voters in the district viewed him positively compared to just 16% negatively.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
On Monday, officers visited the suspect's apartment building, where a building manager allegedly positively identified him from a still image of him inside Sal's on 5th.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The sixth person has not yet been positively identified.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The purpose of this fund is to identify and financially support independent creators who have important stories to tell that positively impact and image the communities described above, and to further promote the role of intersectionality in the creation of meaningful stories.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
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
The human remains that were found this week in the backyard of the Everman home where missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez lived have been positively identified as belonging to the child, District Attorney Phil Sorrells said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Fans, however, have responded very positively, with the movie doing very good numbers at the box office.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
The poll, by New Yorkers Fighting Back PAC, also found that 71% of Democratic voters in the district viewed him positively compared to just 16% negatively.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
On Monday, officers visited the suspect's apartment building, where a building manager allegedly positively identified him from a still image of him inside Sal's on 5th.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The sixth person has not yet been positively identified.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The purpose of this fund is to identify and financially support independent creators who have important stories to tell that positively impact and image the communities described above, and to further promote the role of intersectionality in the creation of meaningful stories.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positively
favorably
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
“Positively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positively. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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