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idealist

[ahy-dee-uh-list] / aɪˈdi ə lɪst /


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Maybe it’s idealist and naive, or apple-pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking, but I believe that they can win.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

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

On the other, "she had the restlessness of an idealist with a certain anger at the world as it was", Eve, now 67, told the BBC.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2025

I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."

From Salon Dec. 25, 2024

A product of upper-tier English society, he was also an aesthete and idealist with decidedly romantic sensibilities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Refn: We were both naive idealists and we both had an enormous amount of emotions within us that we were trying to find places to unleash.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"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

Love is never that simple, and Song’s take on the romantic comedy is not for the idealists who believe it can be.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2025

They’re ideas people, glass half full types, idealists but also stubborn visionaries.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

By the time they graduated, he had fallen for Shaker Heights as well, the way Elena described it: the first planned community, the most progressive community, the perfect place for young idealists.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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