Don Quixote
noun
Don Qui·xote
ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē 
ˌdäŋ-;
chiefly British dän-ˈkwik-sət
: an impractical idealist
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a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies
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Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, to name a few.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The epic offers a dreamy, dramatic take on Miguel de Cervantes, the fella behind Don Quixote.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Penned with children ages 5-8 in mind, this follow-up is centered around young Misty, her bestie, Cat and their eye-opening discovery of the ballet Don Quixote—a wondrous tale about a brave knight searching for his Dulcinea, his one true love.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, to name a few.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The epic offers a dreamy, dramatic take on Miguel de Cervantes, the fella behind Don Quixote.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Penned with children ages 5-8 in mind, this follow-up is centered around young Misty, her bestie, Cat and their eye-opening discovery of the ballet Don Quixote—a wondrous tale about a brave knight searching for his Dulcinea, his one true love.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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