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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One option is to do nothing and wait for real estate developers to clean up the parcels and hopefully rebuild.
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Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Storm suggests hopefully that a planetary crisis, such as climate change, might attenuate nationalism.
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Though, hopefully, their PFW experience won’t come with gossip and backstabbing.
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Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Storm suggests hopefully that a planetary crisis, such as climate change, might attenuate nationalism.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Though, hopefully, their PFW experience won’t come with gossip and backstabbing.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Fyre Festival II is officially happening, and it's set to make waves — this time, hopefully for the right reasons.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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