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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
Adjective
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Guillén was optimistic the honor would happen one day.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lentsch is also optimistic that Protect Wyoming’s work can help influence public-land policy in neighboring states, and mobilize outdoorsmen beyond just the West.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Anxious nation The rosy California thinking for the month contrasts with a somewhat anxious nation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Janney likes ‘Blue Kazoo’, a compact variety of spirea that grows only 2 feet tall and has blue foliage and white bloom; and ‘Goldflame,’ a medium-sized variety that grows 3 feet tall and has yellow-green foliage and rosy red flowers.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But with proper funding into research, Hanlon and others are hopeful that can change.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2026
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And the welcomes kept coming out of her, compulsive and hopeful and for no one in particular.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria was upbeat on the relationship when asked at the March 18 Next on Netflix event whether the platform was interested in adding more NFL beyond Christmas.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street viewed the purchase as an upbeat sign for the downtrodden sector, lifting shares of Palo Alto 5%.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Light poured down the long hallway, dimpled and rose-colored, the dust from the carpet rising and falling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2024
Cite this Entry
“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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