as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian
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as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities
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Recent Examples of utopian
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
It was envisioned as a utopian realm with no passports, no land, no armies and no laws —a state of mind rather than a geographic location.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
Did Ivrea’s lefty techno-utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam?
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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But this recap of a unique and deeply sincere bid to demystify utopian ideals for the conservative masses using the platform of popular television offers a fascinating glimpse into a very different period in this country’s past.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
It was envisioned as a utopian realm with no passports, no land, no armies and no laws —a state of mind rather than a geographic location.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno-utopians.
—Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
Did Ivrea’s lefty techno-utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam?
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utopian
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The style of the home was Italian Villa, an informal, romantic style.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Madison is flawless in these closing scenes: stunned, heartbroken, unable to respond to the tentative romantic gestures of a Russian henchman who's taken a shine to her.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The pitch was simple—for us, by us—and over time the gathering has ballooned into a magnet for all sorts of dreamers, many of whom also realize that there is power in the collective.Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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On this road, loneliness becomes the defining characteristic, separating dreamers from those who merely exist.Colby B. Jubenville, PhD, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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For an hour, Dudamel was their president, and these courageous kids showed us what an idealistic society feels like.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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However, their idealistic nature can sometimes lead to disappointment if reality doesn’t align with their expectations.Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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In the new release, Temple plays idealist scientist Dr. Teddy Paine opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor’s General Rex Strickland — the overseer of a secret research facility dedicated to symbiotes.Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The movie stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, who is determined to rebuild a city that seems like New York after an accident plunges it into ruins.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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Here, storytelling is used not as a tool to persuade someone to come around to your beliefs, but as a way of building trust in a relationship even when there are ideological differences.Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Despite clear ideological differences between Trump and former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist, the two leaders managed to forge a relationship that was transactional and ultimately respectful.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are the holidays, there is the cooler weather, there are the end-of-year lists, the quixotic New Year's resolutions, all manner of things.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
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Bush launched a quixotic attempt to privatize America's most popular entitlement program.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopian. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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