ide·al·ist
ī-ˈdē-(ə-)list 
ˈī-(ˌ)dē-
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Examples of idealist in a Sentence
Noun
an idealist sees the best in everyone, regardless of how they behave
Adjective
an idealist attempt to make a go of a mom-and-pop hardware store on Main Street
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 17 July 2024
The idealist in me wanted to believe Jill could be right, but the realist in me wasn’t convinced.
—Jodie Platt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The movie stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, who is determined to rebuild a city that seems like New York after an accident plunges it into ruins.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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Noun
For instance, his call for all Bitcoin mining to be located in the U.S. rubbed certain crypto idealists the wrong way, as decentralization and immunity to governmental pressures is a key part of the ethos of crypto mining.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 17 July 2024
The idealist in me wanted to believe Jill could be right, but the realist in me wasn’t convinced.
—Jodie Platt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
In the new release, Temple plays idealist scientist Dr. Teddy Paine opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor’s General Rex Strickland — the overseer of a secret research facility dedicated to symbiotes.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The movie stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, who is determined to rebuild a city that seems like New York after an accident plunges it into ruins.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Idealist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealist. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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