as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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The capital city's mélange of modern and medieval architecture, stunning symmetrical gardens, and vibrant café terraces add to its romantic allure — and that's all part of what makes Paris a city designed for strolling.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Cyn Santana is officially off the market, as the Uptown beauty has shared a photo of herself in a romantic embrace with author and restauranteur, Chef Kwame Onwuachi.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Developing advanced tools entirely in-house is often impractical for financial institutions.—
Rahim Harji,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On top of that, Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, which may serve as a looming — albeit impractical — deadline for recovery.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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As so began a quixotic quest, snowballing into winter, cheered by skiers and snowboarders in Oregon and beyond, to raise about $200 million and wrest Mt. Bachelor from the corporate titans of a consolidating industry.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The goal should not be eradicating EOL—a quixotic effort—but rather determining and defending acceptable risk.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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McCourt’s pitch tries to encompass not just his idealistic vision for the Internet but pragmatic capitalist arguments.—
Clare Malone,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Your celestial ruler, Venus, is shining an idealistic light on your social circles, long-term goals and dreams, but Jupiter retrograde in Gemini urges you to consider your financial stability and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Their ideological far-right brethren in Austria may soon form a new government for the first time since World War II.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Other analysts take a more nuanced view, painting the party as a coalition of different broadly right-wing ideological factions.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
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