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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

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

It embodies the same tragic idealism of the Enlightenment, the same striving for perfection in an imperfect world, that informed the American founding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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’s out trying to help some other unfortunates right now. It’s encouraging to know that his idealism is still intact.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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