idealist
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But Veda is no idealist out to end wars or reject her parents’ materialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
As a football idealist, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has specific beliefs about how the game should be played - and the best way to win.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Amodei is an idealist who represents the historically liberal wing of Silicon Valley, concerned about unleashing AI without proper guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2025
I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
“Oh. Suddenly you agree that your young idealist is a criminal.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
"There are Don Quixotes and Sanchos: idealists and pragmatists. Some may find the transparency of crystals fascinating, while others are interested in their smell and whether they're edible," García-Ruiz pointed out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
They’re ideas people, glass half full types, idealists but also stubborn visionaries.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Dali was like the last bastion of idealists, where I felt like I could really breathe freely.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Lie and Feller were midcentury men — chastened idealists who expected nothing to come easily.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
Antislavery idealists might prefer to live in some better world, which like all such places was too good to be true.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing idealist
A Raisin in the Sun
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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