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Recent Examples of promisingly
The Patriots’ first offensive series started promisingly with a first-down completion to Stefon Diggs on the second play of the game.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The 22-year-old, who had his first international call-up last year, has had a mixed spell in Yorkshire, having started promisingly before a three-game ban after being sent off for a dangerous challenge in a 3-1 defeat by Barnsley at the end of August.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The match started out promisingly for Capistrano Valley Christian (14-22-1) when McKenzie Meserve opened the first set serving three consecutive aces.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Peter Hedges’s drama about a young recovering addict (Lucas Hedges) coming back unannounced to his family starts off promisingly, with Roberts’s supportive but wary character trying to manage her complicated feelings about her son’s return.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
More promisingly, grocery inflation looks to have peaked as well, with August’s release seeing the first deceleration since January.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The year didn't start promisingly.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The 2024 awards season started so promisingly for Netflix but descended into the stuff of studio nightmare.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The 22-year-old, who had his first international call-up last year, has had a mixed spell in Yorkshire, having started promisingly before a three-game ban after being sent off for a dangerous challenge in a 3-1 defeat by Barnsley at the end of August.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The match started out promisingly for Capistrano Valley Christian (14-22-1) when McKenzie Meserve opened the first set serving three consecutive aces.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Peter Hedges’s drama about a young recovering addict (Lucas Hedges) coming back unannounced to his family starts off promisingly, with Roberts’s supportive but wary character trying to manage her complicated feelings about her son’s return.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
More promisingly, grocery inflation looks to have peaked as well, with August’s release seeing the first deceleration since January.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The year didn't start promisingly.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The 2024 awards season started so promisingly for Netflix but descended into the stuff of studio nightmare.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promisingly
Adverb
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Rain chances increase to around 60% to 70% in Phoenix, and totals could reach up to a quarter of an inch if the system tracks favorably.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Japan’s stock market responded favorably, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index surging more than 5% to a fresh intraday high on expectations of tax cuts and higher government spending.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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James’s reign in Ireland had begun auspiciously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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The history of movie screenings in the White House did not begin auspiciously.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That day, combined with an indigo blue dress, Máxima perfectly understood the symbolic weight of the royal jewelry box.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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With a perfectly crispy and browned panko crust, this casserole is nearly irresistible.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The hack works best if duvets are secured properly or layered separately to prevent shifting.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Authorities are investigating whether the device did or did not work properly.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The play was reviewed to confirm the ejection, and rightly so.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The high-profile deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed recently by ICE agents in Minneapolis, have rightly led to widespread protests.—
Aubrey Jackson Soller,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Promisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promisingly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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