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idealistic

[ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-] / aɪˌdi əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌaɪ di ə- /


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While literature may give us the most vivid and honest record of the American experience, our architecture gives us the most idealistic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The 14th Amendment is part of what made such visions — however idealistic — possible.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

"Martian was once idealistic and full of hope, then his moral compass gets eroded by the things he has to do and the sacrifices that go into it."

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Young, idealistic people who saw Hal as a mentor and would have followed him into any battle.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

What I am trying to say - and I do not think this an unfair comment - is that we were a much more idealistic generation.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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