as in optimism
an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome
the customary bullishness of the company's executives is more credible in light of the most recent earnings report
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Recent Examples of bullishness
Despite Sony’s bullishness on AI’s game development potential, the company stopped well short of suggesting that AI could replace game designers wholesale or make entire games from scratch.
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Indeed, this bullishness was reflected in last week’s action.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
And despite Iger’s bullishness on the Sora deal, other Disney execs were said to be concerned that going into business with OpenAI would expose the Magic Kingdom’s crown jewels to the risk of being turned into so much AI slop, according to industry sources.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The fear is that Son’s bullishness on AI is based on wishful thinking.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
If Meta keeps beating and raising, Wall Street’s bullishness could be rewarded.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And in more good news for bankers and lawyers, the US is expecting a wave of huge acquisitions, driven in large part by C-suite bullishness, The Wall Street Journal said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Indeed, this bullishness was reflected in last week’s action.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
And despite Iger’s bullishness on the Sora deal, other Disney execs were said to be concerned that going into business with OpenAI would expose the Magic Kingdom’s crown jewels to the risk of being turned into so much AI slop, according to industry sources.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The fear is that Son’s bullishness on AI is based on wishful thinking.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
If Meta keeps beating and raising, Wall Street’s bullishness could be rewarded.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And in more good news for bankers and lawyers, the US is expecting a wave of huge acquisitions, driven in large part by C-suite bullishness, The Wall Street Journal said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullishness
optimism
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The measure passed Wednesday stops short of a categorical ban that some have sought, but was still met with cautious optimism by traffic safety reformers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Stocks climbed globally and oil prices fell Wednesday on optimism that the US and Iran were nearing an end to their stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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“Bullishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullishness. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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