as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
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Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
Adjective
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For others, the outlook with therapy is more optimistic.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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Mostly, investors have taken a more optimistic position that the final duties won’t be as draconian as those Trump initially proposed on April 2.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Advanced Micro Devices , whose customers include Microsoft and Meta, delivered on that enthusiasm, with a better-than-expected quarter and rosy guidance, which included a $700 million China headwind.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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Gloria Cazares, whose daughter, Jackie, was killed at Robb Elementary School, becomes rosy and weeps at the sight of her photo.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The season began with hundreds of hopeful contestants auditioning virtually and in-person across the country.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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And the story, of course, is so hopeful and inspiring.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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To do that, SoFi must be among the small number of public companies that continues to provide upbeat forecasts – as tariff uncertainty impels many public companies to stop offering guidance.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As upbeat music blasted, the bride and groom and their wedding guests circled around Harper and Paisley, who began busting out different dance moves.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored.—
Nick Frisch,
Foreign Affairs,
17 May 2016
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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 25 May. 2025.
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