as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
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Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
Adjective
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James Fishback, the originator of the DOGE dividend idea, remains optimistic about the proposal's potential.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Anne Tergesen’s recent Wall Street Journal piece, The 401(k) Has Reached a Tipping Point in Its Takeover of American Retirement, paints an optimistic picture of a retirement system finally hitting its stride.—
Brian Menickella,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Numbers in the Northeast don’t look quite as rosy as the nation taken as a whole.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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So steps will be taken beforehand to make sure everything is as rosy as possible.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The White House remains hopeful that peace is within reach, despite skepticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who believes Putin is not seriously considering peace.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Not long after that, a hopeful sign finally arrived.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Among the upbeat videos on offer: 👧A young girl waiting for a heart transplant couldn’t go to her school’s father-daughter dance, so her dad brought the dancefloor to her in the hospital.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Learn to Line Dance: Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored.—
Nick Frisch,
Foreign Affairs,
17 May 2016
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2024
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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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