as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic
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Recent Examples of optimistic
Neves remains optimistic about Etihad’s future in North Carolina.
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Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to July and Jacobs followed up his optimistic lineup with debuts of the Cristina, a new handbag series available in three sizes, and his fall 2025 collection, which continued to expand his happy narrative.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Lily wants a kind, optimistic person to share her life with and live in her very own romance novel.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
More are also feeling optimistic about downtown’s recovery.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to July and Jacobs followed up his optimistic lineup with debuts of the Cristina, a new handbag series available in three sizes, and his fall 2025 collection, which continued to expand his happy narrative.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Lily wants a kind, optimistic person to share her life with and live in her very own romance novel.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
More are also feeling optimistic about downtown’s recovery.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
Adjective
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If the Panthers were to regress, how could that be viewed as promising or successful?—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The procedure, known as xenotransplantation – transplanting organs, tissues or cells from one species to another – is seen as the most promising way to meet the need of patients waiting desperately for an organ to become available.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Pixel’s Magic Editor leverages generative AI tools, which can remove objects in the background, alter lighting, and realistically change the entire mood of a phone (a bright middary sun can easily be compensated for).—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Academy graduate Charlie Tasker is a bright prospect.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Things seemed to be going Sporting KC’s way in the first half of a Sunday night matchup with fellow Western Conference playoff hopeful Austin FC.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Our narrator, a gay, happily married father of two disentangling himself from a poly love affair, is—depending on the light—brilliant, self-mythologizing, abject, hopeful, and vulnerable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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