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Noun
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On one side were those captivated by growth—the optimists who cheered on rising revenues and loved backing a winning horse.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025 -
But even Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives, long known as one of Tesla’s most prominent optimists on Wall Street, said that sales demand will be down 10% permanently due to Musk’s political profile.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Following The Crowd When investors are optimistic, stock prices rise.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Helping to build a company from the ground up requires a careful balance of being optimistic—with the right people.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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And the film ends, not with glory for its title idealist, but with chaos, and the president of the Senate smiling smugly to himself.—
Bob Mondello,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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The demographics have shifted from young idealists to seasoned veterans grappling with institutional weight and responsibility.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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While they were hired to support language learning, the specialists emerged as catalysts for converting negative emotions into positive behavioral change.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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More recent performances do not make for such positive reading (four defeats and two draws in six Nations League matches, against Italy, Denmark and Sweden, both draws impressively coming against the latter).—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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That sort of homey detail and Karl’s cheerful disposition belie the ghastly stories that her memory holds, the ones her guest has come to hear — and capture on film.—
Christine DiMattei,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Hollis: Hollis is a cheerful name with a fun energy.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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“Positivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positivist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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