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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Recent Examples of optimist
Caroline Catlin is an unlikely optimist.
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Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
An optimist and networker with Harpo Marx hair, he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2023 for helping invent the HTTPS encryption system and was among the first to take AI seriously, back when AI seemed even more insane.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Ever the optimist, my take on this falls somewhere in the middle.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The optimists insist nothing has changed and business as usual will resume shortly.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
An optimist and networker with Harpo Marx hair, he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2023 for helping invent the HTTPS encryption system and was among the first to take AI seriously, back when AI seemed even more insane.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Ever the optimist, my take on this falls somewhere in the middle.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The optimists insist nothing has changed and business as usual will resume shortly.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimist
dreamer
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School arts programs with healthy budgets for every student are integral to our local communities and give inspiration to the next generation of creative dreamers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hadestown is comprised of two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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