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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Pierre’s character steps in as Taylor’s romantic interest with a steamy makeout session.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 June 2025 -
Sundae Shoppe Italian Gelato Cups For a romantic picnic this summer, stock your cooler with a pair of these Sundae Shoppe Italian Gelato Cups.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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One such model is the external control arm (ECA), which leverages real-world data (RWD) to supplement or replace control groups, especially when enrolling patients in placebo arms is impractical or ethically complex.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Now, he’s evolved into full-time daddy mode, setting off into a quixotic journey to the club in the big city.—
Vita Dadoo,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Editors’ Picks More U.S. political news: A damning new book about Joe Biden depicts an aging president surrounded by family and aides who enabled his quixotic resolve to run for a second term.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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He’s joined by elder statesman Randall (Steve Carell), idealistic AI expert Jeff (Ramy Youssef) and the richest of them all: Ven (Cory Michael Smith), a clear Elon Musk analogue who rules over his social media empire with a cocky bravado.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
2 June 2025
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Among the interviewees is cultural commentator Naomi Klein, who explains how WikiLeaks grew out of an early, more idealistic incarnation of the internet, prior to the rise of social media, in which its primary purpose was to make information available to all, for free.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Kirn characterized the foreword as a kind of ideological overreach.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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But in a wide-ranging, half-hour interview, Jolly said Floridians are waking up to the other trends in Florida under Republican rule: The Sunshine State is becoming less affordable, less tolerant and less accommodating to those who don’t share the governor’s religious and ideological beliefs.—
Vivienne Serret,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Quixotical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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