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Recent Examples of hopefulness
The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
For all of his inherent hopefulness as a storyteller, however, Spielberg also readily casts a wary eye at the powers that be.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Focus On the Good in Life Optimism is a mindset of hopefulness and a presumption that positive things will occur.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
Two games later, such hopefulness came across as misplaced confidence.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 June 2026
But anger about the technology has increased since a year ago, while excitement and hopefulness about AI is declining.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The death of two of his sons in previous years formed the background, but Cave’s themes are hopefulness and the joy that lives at the far side of grief.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The tender side of Strout is her hopefulness—and that may be toughening up.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The angst, the alienation, the sorrow, and, yes, the hopefulness that lies at the heart of many of these songs.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
For all of his inherent hopefulness as a storyteller, however, Spielberg also readily casts a wary eye at the powers that be.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Focus On the Good in Life Optimism is a mindset of hopefulness and a presumption that positive things will occur.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
Two games later, such hopefulness came across as misplaced confidence.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 June 2026
But anger about the technology has increased since a year ago, while excitement and hopefulness about AI is declining.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The death of two of his sons in previous years formed the background, but Cave’s themes are hopefulness and the joy that lives at the far side of grief.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The tender side of Strout is her hopefulness—and that may be toughening up.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The angst, the alienation, the sorrow, and, yes, the hopefulness that lies at the heart of many of these songs.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefulness
Noun
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Noun
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And there is hope for future deals in other areas, such as on food products.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Fran’s rocket, the aliens hope, will get them back to their planet safely.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Astronomers repeatedly attempted to fit subtle shifts in the brightness of T CrB to the few points of reliable historical data on offer, while accounting for fluctuations in the white dwarf's feeding rate.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Green, in soft shades from sage to pistachio, is a new neutral that adds nice brightness to a spring wardrobe.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Balance idealism and expectation while Venus moves between Neptune and Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Critically, roughly 70% of the increase in clean-energy spending over the past five years has come from net importers of fossil fuels — nations motivated not by climate idealism but by energy security.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Within five months of the arrival of new Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker, optimism has emerged that a struggling defense may be on the brink of major improvement.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Your optimism works best when grounded in facts, so keep promises small and doable.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Sadie Sink’s allover wash of strawberry blonde color brings rosiness to her complexion and brings attention to her icy blue eyes.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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But within days, that rosiness dissipated.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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