as in optimistically
in a positive or optimistic manner
They waited hopefully for the doctor to update them on their friend's condition. When the sun appeared, we asked hopefully if everyone remembered to bring sunblock.
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Recent Examples of hopefully
The wreck was so brutal, the speedway actually removed the grass from the backstretch to hopefully keep the car on the ground in the future.
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
So Utah leaders are capitalizing on a Republican president in the White House and a narrow majority in Congress to hopefully get a huge budget request across the finish line.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
With seven of the first 100 picks, Miami can get real difference-makers who will not only be asked to contribute early but can hopefully blossom into good-to-great players.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the comments, fans discussed the new launch, expressing excitement about hopefully trying the new item soon.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
So Utah leaders are capitalizing on a Republican president in the White House and a narrow majority in Congress to hopefully get a huge budget request across the finish line.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
With seven of the first 100 picks, Miami can get real difference-makers who will not only be asked to contribute early but can hopefully blossom into good-to-great players.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the comments, fans discussed the new launch, expressing excitement about hopefully trying the new item soon.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefully
Adverb
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Counsell said Tuesday that Palencia was responding well and optimistically could be back in two weeks.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Once upon a time, a kids spa treatment meant glitter nail polish, a side braid and maybe a cucumber slice perched optimistically on a 9-year-old’s forehead.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Each time, the friends put down their cans of Miller Lite and happily obliged.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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If any kind of Bo-Sean disconnect deepens, and the Penners don’t pick a side, history will happily do it for them.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 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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His voice leaps across the intervening years clearly and confidently.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Apr. 2026
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Furthermore, the ministry is already securing contracts into 2027 to provide long-term financial stability, ensuring that factories can confidently scale production without the threat of sudden funding gaps.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Andy reunites with Nigel Kipling (Tucci), Miranda’s close confidant who’s as kind and joyfully caustic as ever, and also Emily Charlton (Blunt), Andy’s frenemy from the first film, who has traded in magazines for retail because that’s where the money is now.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Safe Haven, by Shencheng Xu, is a 10-foot tall steel sculpture that depicts three children joyfully playing beneath a tree, amidst some animals.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But a second poll in the days after the April 8 ceasefire found that Israelis rated the management of the war by the government — not just Netanyahu — more negatively than positively.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Spurs started the game positively but their intensity levels dropped quickly.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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