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optimistically

ADVERB
expectantly
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Musk has also spoken optimistically about the expected growth in revenue tied to subscriptions of the driver-assistance "FSD" program.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The Mustang is presented as a car for young couples on the go, optimistically envisioning an America when home and car ownership were a given.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Lockheed Martin has optimistically suggested that it should be able to perform the first test of a space-based interceptor in 2028, three years from now.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

And even those who had problems with its content could see that Truman Drama was getting better and Volpe—as the letter hiring him seemed to too optimistically predict—really was taking it to new heights.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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