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  • "Maria said this morning that she remains optimistic," Dad said.  (source)
    optimistic = expecting good things
  • Maybe they're being optimistic designing their system.  (source)
    optimistic = expecting the best
  • The Nurturers were very optimistic about Gabriel's future.  (source)
    optimistic = full of expectation of the best
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  • My mom always said optimism was my best trait.  (source)
    optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
  • Phoebe whispered, "I am not too optimistic about the possibilities of this meal."  (source)
    optimistic = full of expectation of the best
  • Or I could leave it as an optimist and hope for the best.  (source)
    optimist = someone who expects the best
  • Optimistically: we won't be here that long.†  (source)
  • Immigrants who come to the United States are by nature optimists.†  (source)
    optimists = people who expect the best; or who focus on the good part of things
  • But these optimisms did not sound so loud as the laughter of the audience at the funny-man's line, "Yes, by heckelum, I'm a smart fella."†  (source)
    optimisms = a tendency to expect the best, or focusing on the good part of things
  • She had no illusions: old plans, if one could ever remember them, the plans that time had overtaken, tended to have a febrile and overoptimistic grip on events.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overoptimistic means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
  • I counseled everyone against overoptimism.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overoptimism means excessive. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
  • Spirits are improving, our superoptimists are triumphant, the van Daans are doing disappearing acts with the sugar, Bep's changed her hair, and Miep has a week off.†  (source)
  • I don't want to hear your optimism about this land of possibility when I see no proof!  (source)
    optimism = expectation of good outcomes
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