as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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Adjective
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Pierre’s character steps in as Taylor’s romantic interest with a steamy makeout session.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 June 2025 -
Sundae Shoppe Italian Gelato Cups For a romantic picnic this summer, stock your cooler with a pair of these Sundae Shoppe Italian Gelato Cups.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Imagine someone championing a project others deem impractical but later becoming the pioneer of a game-changing approach.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Additionally, much of the country's housing stock is older, making retrofitting AC units both costly and impractical.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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There will be protests and lawsuits, but several brands ― from the old and historic to new and quixotic ― need to go, for the ultimate good of the automaker’s shareholders, workers and dealers.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The second believed the United States could attain comprehensive security through military-technological means and saw diplomacy as a quixotic or pusillanimous enterprise that dishonored and weakened the country.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Love, Coffee, and Revolution By Stefanie Leder Blackstone: 282 pages, $29 (June 10) Dee Blum is an idealistic student who drops out of college to lead eco-tours in Costa Rica, much to her family’s disapproval.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Third are people who are idealistic, but not ambitious.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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This infrastructure and ideological influence spread even as the community obsessed over pictures of monkeys on a blockchain.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Wars are caused by ideological need for control, power and authority.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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“Quixotical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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