Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to imply approval.
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- adverb in an
approving manner
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- adverb in an approving manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plus, Gingrich and Alinsky had a lot in common: Both men preferred generating headlines as a means of pursuing power, Alinsky used the word "radical" in the titles of two of his books; Gingrich uses the word approvingly in just about every other town hall meeting.
The Seattle Times 2012
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The paper has been referred to approvingly several times this month by supreme court judges.
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Quoting someone else's hateful words approvingly is an equally hateful act.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Each of these women, he said approvingly, is "already just like a person of Facazisse" and has secure rights to the fields she is now farming.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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"Yes, that's so," came so approvingly from the Greek chorus that the personal pupil of Mittyford, Ph. D., made his first epigram:
Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918
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"Yes, that's so," came so approvingly from the Greek chorus that the personal pupil of Mittyford, Ph. D., made his first epigram:
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Malkin approvingly cites Ed Morrisey’s work as bringing down the Martin government in Canada.
Matthew Yglesias » Right-Wing Media’s Human Capital Problem 2009
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It was a mistake, and it was a pretty trivial one, especially given the other similar statements he made, and especially given that he was quoting the statement approvingly, which is nearly as good as making it himself.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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It was a mistake, and it was a pretty trivial one, especially given the other similar statements he made, and especially given that he was quoting the statement approvingly, which is nearly as good as making it himself.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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It was a mistake, and it was a pretty trivial one, especially given the other similar statements he made, and especially given that he was quoting the statement approvingly, which is nearly as good as making it himself.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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