idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Exhibiting an eclectic array of academic excellence, robust pursuit of agricultural and STEM innovations, and idealistic ambitions, they are headed to prestigious universities, including CalTech, Cornell, MIT, Northwestern, and Cal Poly.—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025 Bruckheimer also suggested that Denzel Washington, who played an idealistic executive officer locked in a heated battle for control of a nuclear submarine against Gene Hackman’s domineering commanding officer, might be convinced to take another trip beneath the waves.—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 July 2025 In 1970, the idealistic Democrat ran for Congress, getting a surprising 44% of the vote in a heavily Republican district.—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 From an idealistic kid to a ‘police officer in reverse’
Slosar is the product of the brief union of a couple who married too young, according to his mother.—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for idealistic
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