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Recent Examples of Pollyanna
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Sunshine Cleaning gave Adams’s Pollyanna era a slight edge.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also features the artist Pollyanna Johnson and Samantha McCoach, the founder of the brand Le Kilt.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
The politics of Pollyanna, brought to you by the things-have-never-been-better crowd.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Pope and Sarah go into catacombs beneath an old church in search of the treasure, but are forced to hide among the rats when Lightner (Rigo Sanchez) and his boss Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh) show up and grab a mysterious scroll that is most likely a map.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Informed hope is not a Pollyanna attitude, but balancing the realities of the situation with the positive things people are doing.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Opinion: As more workers exit downtown, Louisville Mayor Greenberg needs to deal with realty and chuck his Pollyanna perspective, our Joe Gerth says in his latest column.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2024
Noun
The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Sunshine Cleaning gave Adams’s Pollyanna era a slight edge.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also features the artist Pollyanna Johnson and Samantha McCoach, the founder of the brand Le Kilt.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
The politics of Pollyanna, brought to you by the things-have-never-been-better crowd.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Pope and Sarah go into catacombs beneath an old church in search of the treasure, but are forced to hide among the rats when Lightner (Rigo Sanchez) and his boss Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh) show up and grab a mysterious scroll that is most likely a map.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Informed hope is not a Pollyanna attitude, but balancing the realities of the situation with the positive things people are doing.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Opinion: As more workers exit downtown, Louisville Mayor Greenberg needs to deal with realty and chuck his Pollyanna perspective, our Joe Gerth says in his latest column.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyanna
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
Noun
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But optimists can spot some rays of sunshine: Buyers have more homes to choose from.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
4 Mar. 2025
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This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These stories are dark, yet hopeful testaments to the human will to survive against all odds.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The best team in the NBA hosts a playoff hopeful as the Miami Heat (29-31) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (51-10) in what could end up as a first-round matchup in the NBA Playoffs.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s got the twinkly eye and the sly, gregarious spiritual ease of a Micawber or a Cheeryble.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2024
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The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.—
Josephine Livingstone,
The New Republic,
16 Sep. 2020
Noun
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The new wave of realists and idealists now sit united in opposition to the current occupants of the White House.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Poppy is an idealist who meets a situation and deals with it and acts on it and who is able to.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And with Neptune entering your sign on March 30th, get ready to tap into your inner dreamer.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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These dreamers are still dreaming, but the alarm is going off.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of these is a relatively rosy economic scenario, the other less so, nonetheless, either or both would likely see rate cutting by the FOMC.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, meanwhile, consisted of winged eyeliner, pink blush and a rosy mauve lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It's joined by The Life List, a new romantic anchored by Descendants star Sofia Carson, and The Outrun, the Saoirse Ronan festival favorite that's making its streaming premiere on the platform.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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While Lucie is warm, vivacious, and a ray of light that shines off the page, Aiden is a grumpy, reluctant romantic who hides behind sarcastic quips.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Pollyanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyanna. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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