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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
Adjective
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And from his seat at the podium on Friday, the view for the Clippers next season and beyond was optimistic with draft capital, emerging young players and significant salary cap space.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Markets are firmly optimistic and investors would hope the stock rally does not be derailed by geopolitics.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hours later at the White House, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was less rosy, predicting that gas prices will fall sometime this summer, depending on how the negotiations with Iran go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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They’re joined by rotating specials such as bone-in pork belly ribs and smoked flat iron steak carved into rosy pink slices.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Despite the challenges, Republican candidates and convention attendees showed up hopeful for their odds — with especially strong enthusiasm behind the two candidates for governor, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News commentator Steven Hilton.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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More hopeful about Magyar’s chances is Anna Fetter, 27, who has just moved back to Hungary after 10 years in the United States.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If anything, Petrarch stayed upbeat through all this rough treatment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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In its last semester, the campus appeared surprisingly upbeat.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Light poured down the long hallway, dimpled and rose-colored, the dust from the carpet rising and falling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2024
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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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