as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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Adjective
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The way people responded to the central romantic relationship in Girls, between Hannah (Dunham) and Adam (Driver), who were dysfunctional in myriad ways.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026 -
In the wake of Daniel Deronda, Nolan starred as the scientist Geoff Hardcastle on the first two seasons (1970-71) of the BBC environmental drama Doomwatch and as Nick Faunt in 1973 on the romantic Depression-era ITV miniseries Shabby Tiger.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While some of her clothes were outlandish and impractical, most were insistently in line with the needs of an urban, often professional, woman.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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While some sites provide after-school for a fee, the cost of extended hours can be so high, and the schedule so impractical, that some parents are forced to turn down the city’s offer of free care.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a quest that began to seem quixotic, Zimmerman finally found his ideal Sangaste rye during a recent sourcing trip to Finland, and now sells it as flour and whole berries.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the heart of the film is Boyes’ quixotic search, aided by trackers and anthropologists, and eventually, a regional king.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tom Steyer is too focused on bringing about idealistic policy outcomes to be sensitive to the worldly conditions that will make their implementation detrimental.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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O’Casey is Liz Gold, an idealistic young woman at the heart of the story, reprising her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Quixotical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotical. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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