as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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Adjective
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Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025 -
But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, there are too many impractical design details.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tarantino has a quixotic belief about what film can accomplish.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the Github page for the quixotic project, coder ading2210 discusses how Adobe Acrobat included some robust support for JavaScript in the PDF file format.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Finn’s friends refuse to take him seriously, but Annie is more idealistic, responding to something in the man’s personality.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Located just 15 minutes from Portland, the pet-friendly resort offers vacationers an idealistic Maine escape with the convenience of exploring both the city and coast.—
Eliseé Browchuk,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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In a filing to the FCC, Paramount and Skydance defended the merger while denying allegations of ideological bias.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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It was driven by stark ideological differences between Republicans and Democrats and fueled by bitter debate.—
Lee Hamilton,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Quixotical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotical. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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