variants
also Pollyannish
as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyannaish
Adjective
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Last week, Trump struck an optimistic note about Saudi-Israel normalization, claiming Riyadh wasn’t demanding an independent Palestinian state in return.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Despite record-setting fundraising and an optimistic message about efforts to get voters to the polls in 2024, voter turnout in heavily Democratic Mecklenburg once again trailed the rest of North Carolina as Democrats failed to flip the battleground state for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now, Biggio is hopeful to carve out a role wherever he is needed.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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That’s an indication both sides are hopeful a deal can be reached, and that talks are in the works.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Left behind were a portrait of her grandmother, photographs of her family, jewelry, wardrobe and the less sentimental essentials of life, glasses for reading music, tax records, medicine, passports and car.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The rosier perspective came from the perception that human beings, to varying degrees, could shape their own lives.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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There’s a tough economic downturn in Germany and big film festivals (and film markets) are under duress everywhere, even where the times appear rosy.—
Steven Gaydos,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Pollyannaish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyannaish. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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