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
At the helm is Noah Hawley, who’ll hopefully be mashing some of the evocative, homegrown vibes of his very successful Fargo TV adaptation with the sci-fi maximalism of Legion.
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Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
Next week, Friendship moves to a wide release across the country and will hopefully continue to cause some cosmic gumbo at the box office.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Later, in private, during a working lunch, Carney would work on setting an agenda to renegotiate the trade relationship and, hopefully, take steps toward reducing the number or rate of tariffs.
—David Moscrop, Time, 8 May 2025
At its core, EA advocates that risk assessments and largescale societal planning is needed to ensure humanity survives in the extreme longterm, hopefully with the end goal of becoming an interstellar spacefaring civilization.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
Next week, Friendship moves to a wide release across the country and will hopefully continue to cause some cosmic gumbo at the box office.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Later, in private, during a working lunch, Carney would work on setting an agenda to renegotiate the trade relationship and, hopefully, take steps toward reducing the number or rate of tariffs.
—David Moscrop, Time, 8 May 2025
At its core, EA advocates that risk assessments and largescale societal planning is needed to ensure humanity survives in the extreme longterm, hopefully with the end goal of becoming an interstellar spacefaring civilization.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefully
happily
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The original film ended with Nani, Lilo, and Stitch embracing their newfound family and living happily together.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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From their early days on the Disney Channel to their happily ever afters with their significant others, these celebrities are now all grown up, married and in some cases, having kids of their own.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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