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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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While the center has shifted its funding to focus to operating the two clinics and remaining open as a gathering space, Hawkins is still optimistic despite the losses.—
Eloise Rollins-Fife,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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And participants with the top 20% of stock holdings are especially optimistic.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As for glam, Tyla’s makeup, by artist Ngozi Edeme, featured a rosy blush with statement eyes and a glossy lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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China’s game plan The outlook is not all rosy for China.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The crypto industry lobby was once hopeful that lawmakers would pass a sweeping digital assets market structure bill called the Clarity Act before the end of the year.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The hopeful contestant had recorded herself speaking directly to the camera lens with confidence and ease, dressed in a chic black dress.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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But many voters seemed to appreciate Mamdani’s acknowledging the challenges of living there, plus his upbeat, accessible timbre of the campaign.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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 14 Nov. 2025.
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