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also Pollyannish
as in optimistic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyannaish
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But while many in Altadena’s entrepreneurial community remain optimistic about a recovery, multiple business owners described lengthy and difficult roads ahead.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025 -
The Future of Foreign Aid: Rethink, Not Retreat Despite dramatic aid shifts being experienced around the world, Haddad remains cautiously optimistic.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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These stories are dark, yet hopeful testaments to the human will to survive against all odds.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The best team in the NBA hosts a playoff hopeful as the Miami Heat (29-31) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (51-10) in what could end up as a first-round matchup in the NBA Playoffs.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Fresnel was feeling sentimental about the full-circle moment for her fledgling brand, which takes its inspiration from a ‘borrowed from the boys’ type vibe.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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This Earth sign is also ruled by Venus, and the King is equally sentimental and passionate, believing in love at first sight.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of these is a relatively rosy economic scenario, the other less so, nonetheless, either or both would likely see rate cutting by the FOMC.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, meanwhile, consisted of winged eyeliner, pink blush and a rosy mauve lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Pollyannaish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pollyannaish. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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