do-gooders

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plural of do-gooder
as in optimists

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  1. optimists
  2. perfectionists
Noun
  • That gloom extends far beyond assessments of the current time period; the Post/Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans doubt their family's ability to improve their standard of living, outnumbering optimists by nearly 20 points.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The optimists in our midst are hoping for a big improvement on that and that one or both of them will land in the nine-to-16 range, but more than half of y’all are thinking bottom half of the league, and that’s more defensible.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of optimists
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  • Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.
    — Snehaa Khanna Sahgal, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of perfectionists
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