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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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For one thing, Stevens has presented himself as an optimist during his entire Boston experience, beginning in 2013 when then-president of basketball operations Danny Ainge recruited him from Butler to coach the Celtics.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and climate advocate, does not identify as an optimist.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
The eternal optimist: Kevin Hassett While Hassett has served a variety of economic roles in both of Trump’s administrations, he’s shared one major goal among them: tout the benefits of the president’s agenda when markets and the country writ large are doubting it.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 30 June 2025
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Noun
An optimist might say that perhaps people will become more sophisticated in their understanding of psychology.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For one thing, Stevens has presented himself as an optimist during his entire Boston experience, beginning in 2013 when then-president of basketball operations Danny Ainge recruited him from Butler to coach the Celtics.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and climate advocate, does not identify as an optimist.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
The eternal optimist: Kevin Hassett While Hassett has served a variety of economic roles in both of Trump’s administrations, he’s shared one major goal among them: tout the benefits of the president’s agenda when markets and the country writ large are doubting it.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 30 June 2025
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“Optimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimist. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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