as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
the starry-eyed notion that international sports competitions actually help foster global harmony
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Within weeks of Molly’s arrival in Ireland, her relationship with Jason evolved from professional to romantic.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
10 May 2025 -
Soulmates are a foundational idea in our romantic landscapes, but her logic is irrefutable.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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All this may sound idealistic, but so far it’s been great.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Lula insists on pacifism in an idealistic way that is unusual among world leaders.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
8 May 2025
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Hanson sees the rise of dance pop in the US as reflective of utopian desires in the face of economic recession.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
11 May 2025
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The Paris Climate Accord is a kind of utopian desire.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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This, in turn, becomes logically reliant on the idealist paradigm of Consciousness as the fundamental lowest common denominator of reality.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Labour leader Starmer, though, has taken a realist rather than an idealist approach to the president, putting Britain's foreign policy interests above the strong opposition to Trump in the rank and file of his own party.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Starry-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry-eyed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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