as in positively
in a positive or optimistic manner
One bullish economist has gone out on a limb and sanguinely predicts a huge stock market boom ahead.
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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 -
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
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But the county found the Rays’ proposal leaned too optimistically on a sales tax known as the Community Investment Tax, which most commissioners said in 2024 would not go to a new stadium.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Last month, the governor optimistically suggested that the bridge could be open as soon as 2030, with aspirations of him cutting the ribbon for the new bridge.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Take under eight runs in this game with Valdez, hopefully being the typically reliable guy on the mound.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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This is the vehicle that should hopefully allow SpaceX to start deploying large Starlink satellites into orbit and demonstrate in-space refueling that is critical for NASA’s Artemis Moon goals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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“Sanguinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguinely. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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