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also Pollyannish
as in optimistic
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Adjective
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Losing to Oregon was a tough blow in what has been a very optimistic season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
That’s sets things up well for Tarasov, who like the Panthers is optimistic can take the next step in his game after an up-and-down tenure with the Blue Jackets.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the more intellectual and empathetic Vladimir, Winter achingly conveys his hopeful optimism and crippling realization that Godot, in fact, may never arrive.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Saints, hopeful to end their second drive in points like the first, gave up a sack on second down.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Paula also shared another angle of the cast singalong to her 1997 single, a particularly sentimental moment for the handful of fans who got to take in the one-night-only charity event.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Art that truly centres girlhood, meanwhile, had too often been dismissed as sentimental or lacking intellectual rigor.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, Nvidia will also take on the risk of being stuck with an inventory of GPUs no one wants if demand for AI workloads don’t match Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s rosy predictions.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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What the law says The state's revenue projections provide a rosier outlook than what the reality would be if a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana were in place, said Chris Silva, a cannabis business consultant in Michigan.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Pollyannaish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyannaish. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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