as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic
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Recent Examples of optimistic
Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, Glee followed an eclectic group of ambitious high school singers coached by passionate and optimistic teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison).
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Yet in his 14th year in the NFL, Wilson remains optimistic about his own — and his team’s — future.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, regulators remained optimistic about the size of the settlement.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
The most optimistic timeline had Aiyuk back after six games following surgery for a torn ACL/MCL.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Yet in his 14th year in the NFL, Wilson remains optimistic about his own — and his team’s — future.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, regulators remained optimistic about the size of the settlement.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
The most optimistic timeline had Aiyuk back after six games following surgery for a torn ACL/MCL.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
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In early 2020, a bevy of new hypercars was announced—several promising at least 300 mph.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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But for the millions of people bearing the brunt of housing deficits and the global housing mismatch, this sounds like a promising approach to partially tackling these issues.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Andromeda Galaxy can be found less than 10 degrees to the upper left of Mirach — the brightest star in the Andromeda constellation — in the hours following sunset in late September.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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More Ishika Samant/Getty Images This is obviously a very disappointing result as Nabers is one of the bright young superstars in the entire NFL.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the more intellectual and empathetic Vladimir, Winter achingly conveys his hopeful optimism and crippling realization that Godot, in fact, may never arrive.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Saints, hopeful to end their second drive in points like the first, gave up a sack on second down.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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