positive
Usage
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The adjective positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, DBS thinks Intel’s comments is a positive signal for the broader semiconductor industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager insists she has "never cheated" after being given a two-year ban following an "unintentional" positive test for a banned substance.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 2025, for the entire year, 21 bats tested positive, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
However, London, Paris and Frankfurt reversed early losses to push into positive territory in the morning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Can be trusted to do what is right in almost all situations and consistently represent themselves and their organization in a positive way.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
His relationships with key regulators and tech experience are also positives, Lyons adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
While traders in the past have been able to offset the bad news in one area by focusing on the positives elsewhere, analysts said they were now struggling to fire-fight on three fronts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Other positives for hyperscalers: strong core businesses, leadership possibilities for agentic AI and the ability of these companies to trim costs and lift profits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“These databases will always lag behind innovation and can be easily circumvented and generate false positives that block legal designs and wrongly flag everyday makers,” she said at a Senate hearing this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
To subject people who test positive to stigmas, especially when most of them may be false positives, is counterproductive and wrong.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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