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
Thompson said this calving season has given researchers more reasons to be optimistic.
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Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Musk has some enormously optimistic plans in mind for Optimus.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
Reagan offered a vision of an optimistic, sunny, welcoming America.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Jones is not as optimistic, largely because visitation to Glacier and the other popular parks with reservations has not mellowed out since Covid.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Musk has some enormously optimistic plans in mind for Optimus.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
Reagan offered a vision of an optimistic, sunny, welcoming America.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Jones is not as optimistic, largely because visitation to Glacier and the other popular parks with reservations has not mellowed out since Covid.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for optimistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
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Atlanta was, at once, one of the most promising Black cities in the country and one of the most rigidly controlled.—
Ernie Suggs,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bell wants that driver to be him, with the next chapter of a promising career written at the Daytona 500.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Following Pretti’s death on January 24, scores of protesters have taken to the streets, armed with cell phones and bright orange whistles, as local officials implore Minnesotans to continue documenting ICE operations.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Sunday, February 1, marked the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, when the best and brightest in the music industry gathered in Los Angeles to fête the greatest albums and performances of the last year.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, there are some hopeful new developments.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The establishment by Peña-Melnyk of a rural caucus as one of her first acts as speaker of the House of Delegates was a hopeful sign.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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