emotionalist

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as in sentimentalist

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  1. sentimentalist
  2. romantic
  3. idealist
  4. dreamer
  5. ideologue
  6. Don Quixote
Noun
  • That appeals to the sentimentalist in me.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of sentimentalist
Noun
  • Many researchers and romantics alike believe this could be one of the earliest depictions of human affection.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, the rom-com follows two hopeless romantics who spark a connection on the one night of the year singles are legally allowed to have sex.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of romantic
Noun
  • Doug Gibson, the novel’s closest thing to an idealist, is a pugilistic criminal-defense lawyer, the kind with ads on bus-stop benches.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The campaign, which has highlighted divides over support for Israel, is a show for moderates against progressives, insiders against outsiders and pragmatists against idealists.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of idealist
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  • Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen tells the story of Colette (Caruso), a witty young dreamer in 20th-century Paris, who finds her power through writing.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In each of those projects, Johnson created a role for himself, typically a clownish dreamer.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreamer
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  • America First ideologues, backed by the government in Washington, condemn Europe in pretty much the same terms that European reactionaries once used against the United States.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even after a string of recent victories in congressional primaries by members of the Democratic Socialists of America, national Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of ideologue
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  • In addition to his screen roles, Cypher, according to his obituary, appeared in 12 Broadway productions, playing such characters as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and Juan Perón in Evita.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century epic about a deluded knight, is frequently called the first modern novel.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of Don Quixote
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