as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic
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Recent Examples of optimistic
But optimistic talk about deepening the bilateral relationship doesn’t mean that the promises made and deals announced are all real.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
The entire letter to the Jubilee committee offered an optimistic view of the future in which the human race was always progressing toward freedom.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
In the mid‑ to late‑1800s, private companies and governments financed thousands of miles of railroad track, based on optimistic projections of trade, population growth, and land value.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The White House is optimistic that Republicans can pass a third party-line bill through the reconciliation process this year to secure funding for national security and parts of a GOP election integrity bill that has stalled, according to White House legislative director James Braid.
—Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
The entire letter to the Jubilee committee offered an optimistic view of the future in which the human race was always progressing toward freedom.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
In the mid‑ to late‑1800s, private companies and governments financed thousands of miles of railroad track, based on optimistic projections of trade, population growth, and land value.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The White House is optimistic that Republicans can pass a third party-line bill through the reconciliation process this year to secure funding for national security and parts of a GOP election integrity bill that has stalled, according to White House legislative director James Braid.
—Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
Adjective
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His breakout has been among the most promising signs for the Twins.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Again, one expected of an assured athlete anticipating a promising NBA career.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Eventually, Delta switched the shuttle to one of the main terminals, and in 2021 Spirit moved into the Marine Air Terminal, bringing its bright-yellow livery and ultra-discount business model with it.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The most hopeful is that the bilateral model proves nimbler than critics expect.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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A lot of the coverage of Magyar’s election, including my own, treated his victory as a hopeful harbinger, not only for Hungary but for the world.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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