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idealistic

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


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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

Someone young, idealistic, like the kids they’d never had, would die as part of a well-intentioned but risky move from Hal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

In 1966, he led the workers on an illegal strike, paralyzing the city and its idealistic new mayor, John V. Lindsay.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

An idealistic, melancholic Englishman named Maurice Wilson had not been so fortunate when he’d attempted a similarly reckless ascent thirteen years before Denman.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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