as in sentimentalist
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Noun
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And for the hopeless romantics among us, there’s confessions of love, yearning, and unlikely lovers.—
De Elizabeth,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2026 -
For the romantics who fall fast and get attached quickly, the early stages of dating are rarely casual—and can feel as if they’re designed to hurt.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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This is ultimately a story about America and the kinds of dreamers the country produces: Garfield was an idealist, and Shannon portrays him with earnestness and purpose—a man devoted to his family but also to moral causes, including keeping Reconstruction from falling apart.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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While Sophie has a pragmatic approach to life, she’s complemented by Benedict, a dreamy idealist.—
Kat Moon,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Dean in Blue Valentine and Luke in The Place Beyond the Pines are two of a kind, individualistic dreamers who step willingly into responsibility and love fully when allowed to, but can’t quite figure out the right way to provide.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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These leftwing ideologues are hurting the least mobile people in their state, people stuck in a dead economy with few options.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fact that Ellison may be more of a pragmatist than a Rupert Murdoch–style ideologue could serve some cold comfort to those at CNN who fear not only cuts but an editorial shift of the kind that has occurred at CBS News.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps Albacete could even emulate Don Quixote.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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During the home’s expansion years, the Mitchells also commissioned Italian artist Bosch to create a series of Don Quixote tile murals for the courtyard—details that still speak to the estate’s early ambition and cultural reach.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Emotionalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalist. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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