Positively
Positively adverb - In an approving manner.
Yes and positively are semantically related In some cases you can use "Yes" instead an adverb "Positively".
Yes
Yes adverb - Used to express agreement.
Usage example: yes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrow
Positively and yes are semantically related in agreed topic. Sometimes you can use "Positively" instead an adverb "Yes".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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I know positively-yes, Rieux, I can say I know the world inside out, as you may see-that each of us has the plague within him; no one, no one on earth is free from it.
Source: Literature / The Plague -
And yes, it IS played for fanservice; fanservice for girls but still, the two most muscular guys of the franchise in tight workout clothing and positively dripping with sweat?
Source: Cat Fight -
Then, Episode 6 rubs it in by showing Henry's positively gleeful reaction to Anne's execution, and it hits the viewer and Cromwell that yes, Henry is a completely horrible person.
Source: Series / Wolf Hall
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