promisingly

adverb

Definition of promisinglynext
as in favorably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promisingly
  1. perfectly
  2. properly
  3. rightly
Adverb
  • While being wealthy doesn’t perfectly align with being successful, and vice versa, people in the U.S. have a lot of thoughts about the two.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Imagineering went to New Orleans about 25 times throughout the five-year Tiana’s Bayou Adventure project to make sure the attraction perfectly represented the vibrant cultures of the Big Easy.
    Megan duBois, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • Rothenberg said the threats' origin would need to be properly investigated by federal authorities but noted bomb threats were an easy way for anyone, including foreign adversaries to the U.S., to disrupt the democratic process.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Specifically, the lawsuit claimed there was proof that some poll workers did not provide voters with inner secrecy envelopes or failed to instruct voters on how to use them and what was required to make sure their ballots were properly counted.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of properly
Adverb
  • In the process of voting against SpaceX, commissioners rightly suggested that Musk is a liar and scofflaw whose representations cannot be trusted.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • As the Verge’s Nilay Patel rightly noted a few days ago, current FCC regulations were born during a time when broadcast TV overwhelmingly dominated the media environment and the major networks’ entertainment shows would regularly reach 20 or 30 percent of TV viewers every night.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of rightly
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