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as in exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
she dreamed of meeting a tall, romantic stranger who would introduce her to a life of adventure
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as in impractical
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a workshop intended to disabuse would-be innkeepers of the romantic notion that running a bed-and-breakfast is easy
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as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
she's a hopeless romantic who believes that her one true love is somewhere waiting to be found
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Recent Examples of romantic
Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
However, the hopeless romantic in me is not one to say no to a wedding!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The surreal beauty of Jekyll Island, Georgia, proves an enchanting backdrop for fantastic silhouettes, playful textures, and a devil-may-care romantic flair.
—Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
This attempt to coax a conventional romantic through line out of the madness doesn’t really work, partly because Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan have otherwise done a fine job of making clear how unconventional this whole situation was.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
However, the hopeless romantic in me is not one to say no to a wedding!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romantic
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During the pandemic, ecommerce soared while travel contracted, and changes in global demand have seen currency pairs that were once considered exotic move into the mundane for global trade.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Regularly trapped and doubled with exotic zones sometimes thrown her way, Watkins finds ways to make plays and keep USC in the national title picture.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, there are too many impractical design details.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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And with Neptune entering your sign on March 30th, get ready to tap into your inner dreamer.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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These dreamers are still dreaming, but the alarm is going off.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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And some of his proposals were the products of an idealistic, romantically inclined mind, such as prohibiting physicians from collecting a fee if a patient in their care died, and abolishing capital punishment in Fort Worth.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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The interviews paint a picture of an idealistic leader set on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) — a type of AI that mimics human capabilities — and transforming China into a technology innovator.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Reality check: Some outside commentators see techno as telling a dystopian story in Detroit, amid population decline and auto industry layoffs, contrasted with a free, post-Cold War utopian narrative in Europe, according to MSU English professor Julian Chambliss.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The series is co-created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and follows the origins of iconic League champions Vi and Jinx, two sisters who find themselves on either side of the power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Boasting almost one million views, the slideshow shows the minuscule pup during his time at the shelter: dressed in brightly-colored sweaters, resting on colorful, warm blankets, and surrounded by toys—many of them bigger than him.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the rainbow dreads of yore with Clinton taking the stage in Chicago clad in a colorful robe and a t-shirt bearing an image of the iconic P-Funk mothership following an enthralling opening performance by the Windy City’s own Tamarie T. & Thee Elektra Kumpany.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tarantino has a quixotic belief about what film can accomplish.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the Github page for the quixotic project, coder ading2210 discusses how Adobe Acrobat included some robust support for JavaScript in the PDF file format.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Romantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romantic. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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