as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Recent Examples of idealistic
Kevin Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko creatively collages early ‘70s footage, exploring Lennon and Ono’s idealistic vision for a better world.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Harr’s main character, Jan Schlichtmann, is an idealistic attorney representing eight families sickened with leukemia by chemicals that the two companies allegedly dumped into a river near their homes, poisoning their drinking water.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
The beloved comedy spinoff of The Cosby Show followed the lives of Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and other idealistic students at Hillman College, a fictional HBCU in Virginia.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Over time, the idealistic foundations of each of these sectors were overtaken by natural human greed.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Harr’s main character, Jan Schlichtmann, is an idealistic attorney representing eight families sickened with leukemia by chemicals that the two companies allegedly dumped into a river near their homes, poisoning their drinking water.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
The beloved comedy spinoff of The Cosby Show followed the lives of Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and other idealistic students at Hillman College, a fictional HBCU in Virginia.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Over time, the idealistic foundations of each of these sectors were overtaken by natural human greed.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealistic
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The two had a romantic relationship, according to federal prosecutors. Gratz, 26, of Circle Pines, pleaded guilty to the same charge in September 2022.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
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To Kaplan, the onscreen romantic chemistry between the two fictitious lead characters, rival booksellers Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly, drew her attention.David Chiu, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Outsourcing vendor management may also be impractical, as most services are designed and priced for large enterprises.Paul Blough, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That same year, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein ordered an impractical (and unsuccessful) effort to quickly build a nuclear weapon.Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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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
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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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Ironically, such utopian expectations of falling health care costs had been spotted way back in the 1990s by my colleague Trevor Harris at Columbia.Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sci-fi fantasy drama stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect intent on saving a declining New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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In June 2020, the Small Arms Survey made a quixotic attempt to map the main alliances and rivalries among South Sudanese elites.Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Aromas of climbing in a sappy tree as a kid, of grassy hedgerows in France in spring, of maple syrup, molasses, malt balls, lapsang souchong tea and orange juice—a sort of quixotic brew of rounded but novel aromas characteristic of coloroful Cadillac wines.Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealistic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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