as in hopefulness
an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome
your perpetual optimism even when things look bleak
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Recent Examples of optimism
First off, a lot of the optimism around the Patriots stemmed from their soft schedule.
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Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The general median is a sort of cautious optimism, as community leader Simon Tafoya put it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence sparked both caution and optimism.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Special election results, some of which have seen Democrats overperform Harris by 50 points or more, are fueling this optimism.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The general median is a sort of cautious optimism, as community leader Simon Tafoya put it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence sparked both caution and optimism.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Special election results, some of which have seen Democrats overperform Harris by 50 points or more, are fueling this optimism.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimism
Noun
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Your characters are constantly singing songs from a 2007-through-2010 catalogue, and there’s this undercurrent of hopefulness to all of them.—
Justin Caffier,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The piece also has this feeling of hopefulness.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The punchy liquid stays put and works nicely as underpaint for a glow beneath base makeup, or for stand-alone brightness in multidimensional shades like Starlite (rose gold with shimmer) and Good Vibes (deep fuchsia with pearlescent particles).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both of the Pop projectors are rated to deliver 700 lumens of brightness, but the EF62 sports a 4K resolution while the EF61 is full HD.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Optimism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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