as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies
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Recent Examples of Don Quixote
Loosely centered on the ballet Don Quixote (which is based on the 1600s Spanish novel), Act 2 speaks to kids ages 5–8 about themes of resilience, compassion and friendship—values Copeland says shaped her early years.
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Writers have always been more Don Quixote than Sancho Panza.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
—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
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Writers have always been more Don Quixote than Sancho Panza.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Don Quixote
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Our country has been built by immigrants, refugees, dreamers and fighters—people who came here driven by hope and the belief that a better life was possible.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trail traces nearly 100 miles of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a route that once carried traders, settlers, and dreamers westward during America’s frontier expansion.—
Erin Gifford,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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From a story about two rival soldiers falling in love to a weatherman determined to make his holiday romance count, there is no shortage of offerings for all sorts of romantics.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Rialto Cinema is for cinephiles, art film nerds, hopeless romantics, comedy nuts, thrill seekers, and anyone else looking to find entertainment in a dark room surrounded by strangers as a movie is beamed onto the big screen.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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