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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.
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Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
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Anthony Gottlieb,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
—
Anthony Gottlieb,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
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And for the star pitcher’s part, there seems to be plenty to be optimistic about.
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Once optimistic about the future of life in America, the show now has a stronger desire to make change.
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Gomez wore her brunette hair in a chic updo and glowed with rosy blush and a smokey eye.
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He got rocked in his first start of the season against the Mets, but settled in nicely after that and everything seemed rosy.
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Yet for all its honesty about that dislocation, the film remains remarkably hopeful.
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The official did not sound particularly hopeful.
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At Tapasake, a Peruvian-Japanese, indoor-outdoor restaurant, a DJ provides an upbeat soundtrack for pool deck dining on top of The Link.
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As a result, Newell is upbeat about fall.
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Light poured down the long hallway, dimpled and rose-colored, the dust from the carpet rising and falling.
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.
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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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