as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Panglossian
The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils.
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Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Panglossian
Adjective
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Yet Hudson remains optimistic that some new fund managers will have longevity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Knowledge of controversy aside, Davis remains optimistic about the new series coming from HBO.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Incorporating these symbols into jewelry meant that, say, a rosy ring with a ruby center gifted to a potential sweetheart was indeed loaded with meaning.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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Intuit — Shares rallied nearly 8% after the tax software company issued a rosy full-year outlook.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Zscaler’s earnings come as a hopeful sign for a cybersecurity industry that has shown some pockets of weakness in a volatile macroeconomic environment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Wong, who knows something about the power of young musicians to change the world, is hopeful.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Even the sales decline portrayed an upbeat picture in some ways.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 May 2025
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares were volatile in extended trading on Wednesday after the sales and customer service software maker reported upbeat fiscal first-quarter results and guidance.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored.—
Nick Frisch,
Foreign Affairs,
17 May 2016
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The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2024
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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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