Pollyannaish

variants also Pollyannish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyannaish
Adjective
  • Surround Yourself with Positive Influences Entrepreneurs and investors who network with forward-thinking, optimistic individuals are more likely to maintain a long-term perspective on financial growth.
    Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Analysts are optimistic on the stock’s upward potential, even as Target shares have suffered.
    Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The White House remains hopeful that peace is within reach, despite skepticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who believes Putin is not seriously considering peace.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In an interview late last year with infectious disease news site Contagion Live, Pfizer’s head of discovery and early development Charlotte Allerton was hopeful this new antiviral iteration could help a significant cohort of vulnerable patients who were previously unable to take Paxlovid.
    Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Reynolds also recommends taking photos of sentimental but impractical items and collecting them in a photo book or digital slideshow.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Model Alessandra Ambrosio opens up about how her daughter, Anja, 16, plays a small but sentimental part in her current rituals.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many Partula snail species went extinct in French Polynesia after the rosy wolf snail was introduced to the islands to control the giant African land snail population, experts said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Bird Extinct Outside Captivity Returns to the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years ZSL started breeding the snails in the 1980s after the invasive carnivorous rosy wolf snail began to threaten the Partula tohiveana snail's wild population.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pollyannaish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyannaish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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