as in dreamer
a person who usually expects good things to happen
You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business. Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.
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Recent Examples of optimist
But the optimist in me wants to believe that James, at that moment, genuinely wanted to go home and get help.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Always curious and ever the optimists, Sagittarius are constantly looking for new ways to express their talents and passions.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2025
More than anything else, though, my dad’s an optimist.
—AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
From the Pacific to the Caribbean, from Africa to Latin America, young and stubborn optimists found each other—people who refused to believe that powerful nations should have the final word on how the world responds to the climate crisis.
—Cynthia Houniuhi, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Always curious and ever the optimists, Sagittarius are constantly looking for new ways to express their talents and passions.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2025
More than anything else, though, my dad’s an optimist.
—AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
From the Pacific to the Caribbean, from Africa to Latin America, young and stubborn optimists found each other—people who refused to believe that powerful nations should have the final word on how the world responds to the climate crisis.
—Cynthia Houniuhi, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimist
dreamer
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Continue To Dream At the heart of every nonprofit is a desire for transformative change—a testament to the dreamers and visionaries who brave challenges in pursuit of a better world.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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