as in dreamers
a person who usually expects good things to happen
You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business. Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.
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Recent Examples of optimists
Artificial intelligence—a productivity-maximizing tool to some and an untamable threat to others—has asked similar questions of the social contract in the 21st century, and the optimists appear to be winning the day.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday night, Bader led off for one of the best teams in baseball, an audacious idea at the time of the trade for even the biggest optimists in the room.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But, for the optimists, the renewal is more pronounced these days.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
From the Pacific to the Caribbean, from Africa to Latin America, young and stubborn optimists found each other—people who refused to believe that powerful nations should have the final word on how the world responds to the climate crisis.
—Cynthia Houniuhi, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday night, Bader led off for one of the best teams in baseball, an audacious idea at the time of the trade for even the biggest optimists in the room.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But, for the optimists, the renewal is more pronounced these days.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
From the Pacific to the Caribbean, from Africa to Latin America, young and stubborn optimists found each other—people who refused to believe that powerful nations should have the final word on how the world responds to the climate crisis.
—Cynthia Houniuhi, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimists
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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This ancient practice has been a source of guidance and meaning for people from all walks of life, not just mystics and starry-eyed romantics.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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This book is the perfect read for hopeless romantics and for those who believe that love and healing have the power to transcend lifetimes.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Optimists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimists. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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