as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian
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as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities
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Recent Examples of utopian
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
What sets The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America apart from other books and memoirs that delve into history and legacy is that it’s written through the lens of utopian thought.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
Did Ivrea’s lefty techno-utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam?
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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Photo : Ex Nihilo Ex Nihilo Chandigarh Express EDP
Named after India’s utopian midcentury administrative capital, Chandigarh Express is a complex concoction of spices and flowers the nation is known for, with an international supporting cast that brings a variety of nuances to life.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
What sets The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America apart from other books and memoirs that delve into history and legacy is that it’s written through the lens of utopian thought.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
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Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno-utopians.
—Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
Did Ivrea’s lefty techno-utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam?
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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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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The film portrays the Mile End music scene that birthed artists like Mac DeMarco, Arcade Fire and Grimes, as Grace grapples with romantic obsession and finding her voice as a writer.Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Big dreamers have busy minds, need the intense focus of their dreams to carry them through life as far as possible.Jim Clash, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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From Chicken Man’s perspective, this guy was a dreamer.Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 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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At their best, these leaders make up an idealistic safeguard against the rampant disinformation, foreign interference, and just base political nihilism that is clogging the conversations about whether the vote tallies this week can be trusted.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The past month in Lebanon, like the past year in Gaza, has demonstrated that Israel’s leaders have no idealistic pretensions about establishing a new political order in Lebanon or in the Strip.Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 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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The contrast between Harris’s progressive tax agenda and Trump’s business-friendly policies illustrates a broader ideological divide in American politics.Darren T. Case, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Both then and now, the Republican party was undergoing an ideological reconfiguration, one which widened the gender gap.Elizabeth Rees / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 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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“Utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopian. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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