as in dreamer
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 optimist
Warren Buffett, the perennial optimist, has always urged investors to look beyond the current crisis and to follow the trendlines, not the headlines.
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Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Interwoven throughout are anecdotes about Zaki’s friendship with a hopeful optimist, which gives the book an accessible, engaging quality.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But with a healthy lineup in April, there are at least some optimists who see a way Minnesota could beat Vegas four times between now and early May.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Still, some optimists predicted that Mr. Trump’s tariffs would accelerate the integration of other countries, either through bilateral trade deals or regional trade pacts.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Interwoven throughout are anecdotes about Zaki’s friendship with a hopeful optimist, which gives the book an accessible, engaging quality.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But with a healthy lineup in April, there are at least some optimists who see a way Minnesota could beat Vegas four times between now and early May.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Still, some optimists predicted that Mr. Trump’s tariffs would accelerate the integration of other countries, either through bilateral trade deals or regional trade pacts.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimist
dreamer
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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
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“Optimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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