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Recent Examples of Micawber
He’s got the twinkly eye and the sly, gregarious spiritual ease of a Micawber or a Cheeryble.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2020
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Micawber
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The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Interwoven throughout are anecdotes about Zaki’s friendship with a hopeful optimist, which gives the book an accessible, engaging quality.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But with a healthy lineup in April, there are at least some optimists who see a way Minnesota could beat Vegas four times between now and early May.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2025
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Dalí lithographs are on display, and each room showcases Gustave Doré’s drawings from a historic copy of Don Quixote.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Proud of his roots, Mr. Escobar compared the city’s residents to the character Don Quixote, who also hails from the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain.—
Liam Stack,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Micawber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Micawber. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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