variants
also Pollyannish
as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyannaish
Adjective
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In another message, Kwiatkowski sounded a more optimistic note.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Baek’s proof has yet to undergo thorough peer review, but initial passes from mathematicians who know Baek and the moving sofa problem seem optimistic.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But many are hopeful that the IPO market will thaw this year.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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Ramsey is hopeful that forensic genetic genealogy, which has helped solve other cold cases, will lead to a break.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their love story adds a sentimental layer that, in competing for narrative space, dilutes this send-up of American imperialism.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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YouTube videos may offer sentimental types and younger curiosity seekers a means to luxuriate in the Old Way of Doing Things, but only a maniac would truly want to go back to that era.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her makeup consisted of shimmery champagne eyeshadow, rosy blush and a glossy mauve lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Jan. 2025
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The model wore her brunette hair in loose waves around her shoulders and completed the casual chic look with a rosy lip.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Pollyannaish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyannaish. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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