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Adjective

That being said, SPORT explains that Real Madrid are optimistic about getting a deal over the line after agreeing personal terms with the player.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The experts aren’t optimistic about the RAM shortage cooling anytime soon.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of optimistic

Noun

That gloom extends far beyond assessments of the current time period; the Post/Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans doubt their family's ability to improve their standard of living, outnumbering optimists by nearly 20 points.

— Emily Guskin, ABC News, 29 July 2026
More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of optimist

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Doug Gibson, the novel’s closest thing to an idealist, is a pugilistic criminal-defense lawyer, the kind with ads on bus-stop benches.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
The campaign, which has highlighted divides over support for Israel, is a show for moderates against progressives, insiders against outsiders and pragmatists against idealists.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

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At a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in 2012, their cheerful father-son bond shines among the crowd.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Eva Chen’s table-and-stool set makes the most of this fleeting chapter with sculptural silhouettes, cheerful colors, and four whimsical stools—each with its own shape—that let everyone claim their own seat.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026

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