pessimism

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Recent Examples of pessimism Expectations for future sales plummeted 13 points to 46, showing an increase in pessimism about future market conditions. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 But even as the deal appears back on track for the near future, the wrangling has prompted further pessimism over whether the cease-fire will last. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 Forgive our pessimism, but the industry cannot help itself, police itself or define itself. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 The climate activist driven by pessimism has a sense of direness, of panic. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pessimism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pessimism
Noun
  • With the Heat entering Saturday in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and four games behind the sixth-place Detroit Pistons for the East’s final playoff spot that doesn’t require having to go through play-in, the standings have helped create that level of desperation.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
  • When guests arrive in town with a plan that will uproot Junie’s life, her act of desperation wakes Minnie’s spirit from the grave, also unveiling horrifying secrets about Bellereine.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is really just, across America, giving folks that maybe feel a lot of despair across this first month an outlet to feel heard and understood and comforted by like-minded individuals.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Their opulent investment in wages for Lorenzo Insigne has royally backfired, costing Bill Manning his job last summer and digging the Reds into a deep pit of despair for the past couple of years.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.
    Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Joanne Hsu, surveys of consumers director for the university, said consumers aligned with independent and Democratic parties have more doom and gloom than their Republican counterparts, accounting for the shift down.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But any doom and gloom as fashion week approached did not deter the most passionate fans, whose eclectic attire in and outside shows nodded to London’s sartorial tradition of bucking convention.
    Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • It's being leveraged across industries, from automating routine tasks to addressing challenges like C-suite depression and burnout.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Prolonged, elevated cortisol levels or chronic stress can disrupt these processes, leading to inflammation, chronic pain, depression, and even the progression of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.2 Cortisol levels are meant to slowly decline throughout the day.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Emotional detachment, cynicism, or withdrawal from relationships.
    Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The cynicism about the media and the machinations and the power the character wielded.
    Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, Perry explores blue as a symbol of both hope and melancholy throughout Black history.
    Tonya Mosley, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The Elephant Man is an elegant picture, one of Lynch’s most straightforward and touching films—but even then, the joyful melancholy of its visual poetry is distinctly his own.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

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