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Noun
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How will the last cockeyed optimist in popular culture deal with such desolation?—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Shelton is something of an eternal optimist, though.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Last week, Trump struck an optimistic note about Saudi-Israel normalization, claiming Riyadh wasn’t demanding an independent Palestinian state in return.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Rankin is optimistic at what feels like an ongoing theatrical recovery.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 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
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That would be ideal — and MLK was, if anything, an idealist, a dreamer.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Information on Bifidobacterium content was available in 1,121 colorectal cancer cases — nearly one-third of which tested positive for the bacterium, while the remainder tested negative.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Every positive thing that comes in erases something negative from the past.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Available in both a cheerful yellow daffodil and a muted pastel lavender, this handbag can add a vibrant statement to your outfit or a subtle pop of color.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Plant was putting them through a cheerful endurance test, but the filmmakers were used to the hunt.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Positivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positivist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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