trustingly

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Recent Examples of trustingly Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
  • The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.
    Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.
    BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • On the penalty kick, Olivia Moultrie confidently sent the ball to Lorena’s right as the Current goalkeeper dove the other direction.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The verdict The JW Marriott Tokyo confidently blends understated style with a sense of Japanese refinement, and the result is a tranquil, enchanting space in the beating heart of one of the world’s most intoxicating cities.
    Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Rotwood approvingly sees no such sentimentality in Wednesday.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Trustingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustingly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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