wishfully

Definition of wishfullynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wishfully
Adverb
  • The concierge team will gladly organize everything from hiking to whale-watching tours and visits to local dairy farms.
    Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Carey accompanied them, beaming, gladly relishing the homage.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The retailer voluntarily supported local environmental, cultural, and preservation initiatives during the campaign’s production.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • What is clear is that Oklahoma has become a central player in a national strategy that treats detention not as a means of ensuring public safety, but as an end in itself, a system designed to pressure immigrants into giving up their legal claims and leaving the country voluntarily.
    Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Almost all of them include whirlpool baths on their terraces; those that don’t instead have semi-private pools just a few steps from the bed.
    José Cantillo Ferrer, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
  • For a filling lunch or easy and light dinner, skip the chicken and instead top this farrow and snap pea salad with your favorite piece of fish like mahi mahi, tuna, or salmon.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • This particular build features a solid left sidewall, but Expandable does offer a second glass sidewall optionally, promising even more light and indoor/outdoor connection.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Luar isn’t hosting a show, either.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Metro, opened a few years later, doesn’t really go there either — the Foggy Bottom–GWU/Kennedy Center stop is nearly half a mile away.
    Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Wishfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wishfully. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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