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idealism

[ahy-dee-uh-liz-uhm] / aɪˈdi əˌlɪz əm /




NOUN
rose-colored glasses
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Koch believes researchers may need to reconsider philosophical ideas such as idealism and panpsychism while continuing to apply modern scientific methods.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Tom Cruise as a sports agent whose idealism clashes with the industry’s cutthroat economics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Always seeking the safety of middle ground, he’s too willing to bend to necessity to satisfy Coriolanus’ narrow militaristic idealism.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

But his highly anticipated return to the sci-fi summer blockbuster, the brilliant and beguiling “Disclosure Day,” is Spielberg’s most shameless appeal toward idealism yet.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

He had always admired his wife’s idealism, her belief that the world could be made better, could be made orderly, could perhaps even be made perfect.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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