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Recent Examples of Pollyanna
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Pope and Sarah go into catacombs beneath an old church in search of the treasure, but are forced to hide among the rats when Lightner (Rigo Sanchez) and his boss Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh) show up and grab a mysterious scroll that is most likely a map.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Lightner and his mysterious boss, Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh), get to the map inside a crypt below an old church before the Pogues do.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Burke was previously married to actress Pollyanna Rose, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Where to watch World Beyond: AMC+ 05 of 07
The Ones Who Live (2024–present)
The newest direct sequel to the parent show, The Ones Who Live brings back Rick and Michonne, not to mention Pollyanna McIntosh’s CRM agent Jadis (née Anne), previously seen whisking Grimes away.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Pope and Sarah go into catacombs beneath an old church in search of the treasure, but are forced to hide among the rats when Lightner (Rigo Sanchez) and his boss Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh) show up and grab a mysterious scroll that is most likely a map.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Lightner and his mysterious boss, Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh), get to the map inside a crypt below an old church before the Pogues do.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Burke was previously married to actress Pollyanna Rose, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Where to watch World Beyond: AMC+ 05 of 07
The Ones Who Live (2024–present)
The newest direct sequel to the parent show, The Ones Who Live brings back Rick and Michonne, not to mention Pollyanna McIntosh’s CRM agent Jadis (née Anne), previously seen whisking Grimes away.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyanna
Adjective
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Marketers are preparing to take the next leap forward with AI. Boston Consulting Group’s annual survey of marketers found that 71% of CMOs plan to invest more than $10 million annually in generative AI over the next three years, and 83% are optimistic about the technology.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Woodson left Las Vegas optimistic about the conversation.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Very little that’s good ever happens without an optimist at the helm.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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The optimist will see a group that went from the fringes of the playoff discussion to the top of the Eastern Conference, primarily on the backs of players whose best hockey would seem to be in front of them.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Zscaler’s earnings come as a hopeful sign for a cybersecurity industry that has shown some pockets of weakness in a volatile macroeconomic environment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Wong, who knows something about the power of young musicians to change the world, is hopeful.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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He’s got the twinkly eye and the sly, gregarious spiritual ease of a Micawber or a Cheeryble.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2024
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The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.—
Josephine Livingstone,
The New Republic,
16 Sep. 2020
Noun
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The demographics have shifted from young idealists to seasoned veterans grappling with institutional weight and responsibility.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Described as the wild romance of Gen Z’s own Bonnie and Clyde, the untitled FTX series centers on two hyper smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $36 billion.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The advent of aviation in this world was something for crackpots and dreamers at the edge of society to do.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Others were anonymous anarchists, dreamers, poets, preachers and lunatics.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Incorporating these symbols into jewelry meant that, say, a rosy ring with a ruby center gifted to a potential sweetheart was indeed loaded with meaning.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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The foliage is delicate, and the white, yellow, peach, purple, or rosy red blooms appear on flat, clustered flower heads.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Her understanding and appreciation of the genre is a dream come true for romantics who know that Mr. Darcy isn’t the ultimate prize when an independent woman seeks happiness and companionship.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Director Simón Mesa Soto shares in that fervor, mining his main character for pathos, not ridicule, framing Oscar as a true-blue romantic — a kind of holy fool susceptible to even the most obvious of scams but only because this staunch aesthete has devoted all of his attention to verse.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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“Pollyanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyanna. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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