op·ti·mist
ˈäp-tə-mist 
: a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
The optimists have faith that no matter how avaricious the age, literature will endure.—
Michael Norman
Michael Norman
Op·ti·mist
ˈäp-tə-mist
: a member of a major international service club
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
And an optimist would point out the Lakers won 12 of 14 after the loss to the Spurs and then won eight-straight after losing to the Hornets.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Karina was, like her mother, an unrelenting optimist.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
An optimist would say that this is an aboveboard method that will ensure that the EU AI Continent ambitions are sensibly vetted and laid out for all to see.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
More skeptical economists say the optimists are looking at the wrong figures.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
And an optimist would point out the Lakers won 12 of 14 after the loss to the Spurs and then won eight-straight after losing to the Hornets.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Karina was, like her mother, an unrelenting optimist.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
An optimist would say that this is an aboveboard method that will ensure that the EU AI Continent ambitions are sensibly vetted and laid out for all to see.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Optimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimist. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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