as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic
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Recent Examples of optimistic
It’s supposed to be anthemic and optimistic about the future and all that.
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Gursky is optimistic that Curtiss-Wright can capitalize on this trend to become net cash positive by 2026, particularly given its strong history of being able to de-lever its balance sheet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Read Next National Are Americans optimistic or pessimistic about Trump’s 2nd term?
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Other Fed officials who spoke this week were more optimistic about lowering rates.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Gursky is optimistic that Curtiss-Wright can capitalize on this trend to become net cash positive by 2026, particularly given its strong history of being able to de-lever its balance sheet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Read Next National Are Americans optimistic or pessimistic about Trump’s 2nd term?
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Other Fed officials who spoke this week were more optimistic about lowering rates.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for optimistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
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The case attracted international attention at the time not only because the victim — a promising artistic soul with several short films already to his name — was the child of a celebrity, but because the driver was apparently famous as well.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Chop Robinson came on to seem like a promising pick moving forward.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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There’s gonna be emergency after emergency, after asteroid, after nuclear-something-or-other, after truly world-ending stuff, and then perhaps there’ll be a horizon that’s a little bit brighter all the way at the finish line.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Maybe if the Bruins prioritized their drafting and development over the years, the future would be brighter.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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At Aalto University, Amiri, the sustainability researcher, is also hopeful that the trend can grow globally—including in the U.S.—
Maddy Savage,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Addressing pressing concerns such as identity, religious trauma, displacement and the challenge to stay hopeful in an increasingly difficult world, Oladokun displayed a knack for making her personal thoughts relatable to the masses.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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