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idealist

noun as in person who holds fancies in mind, who believes in perfection

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By contrast, to idealists, such as the so-called color fictionalists, everything is unreal — including color.

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The idealist in me wanted to believe Jill could be right, but the realist in me wasn’t convinced.

McCarthy and his many followers went after marginalized communities from liberal idealists to impoverished union activists to Jews and homosexuals.

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Whether you’re a pragmatist who wants working boats now or an idealist dedicated to climate action, to me this debate makes one thing clear.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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