as in dreamer
a person who usually expects good things to happen
You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business. Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.
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How will the last cockeyed optimist in popular culture deal with the desolation of a husband’s death?
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Nothing is decided, the play-off elastic has not been snapped, but the optimists may be daring to dream now.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
But optimists can spot some rays of sunshine: Buyers have more homes to choose from.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Nothing is decided, the play-off elastic has not been snapped, but the optimists may be daring to dream now.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
But optimists can spot some rays of sunshine: Buyers have more homes to choose from.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for optimist
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“Optimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimist. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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