as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
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Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
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And surveys indicate that business leaders are generally optimistic about hiring more workers in the coming months, expecting the incoming Trump administration to cut business taxes and regulations.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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But as the winds driving the inferno have slackened, experts are cautiously optimistic that the blazes can soon be beaten back.Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Hairdresser Lucas Wilson styled Rae’s honey blond tresses in waves, while her Pat McGrath makeup look consisted of rosy blush and a bold red lip.Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Contra The recent dip for Nvidia shares may be hard to digest for investors, especially in an otherwise rosy market, but the stock’s longer-term returns are still eye popping.Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, fans who entered hopeful for a win were left disappointed.Gio Alonso, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Saturday marked the end of a four-month spiral that gradually got less hopeful and competitive.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Despite those upbeat reports and positive market movements on Monday, the year ahead continues to look rocky.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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For the first time in nearly three months, after a win in London over Jacksonville, the Bears had an upbeat locker room afterward.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored.Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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