as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian
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as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities
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Recent Examples of utopian
Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
But this recap of a unique and deeply sincere bid to demystify utopian ideals for the conservative masses using the platform of popular television offers a fascinating glimpse into a very different period in this country’s past.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 3 May 2021
Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno-utopians.
—Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
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Is Matt prepared to discover what lies beneath the surface of his supposedly utopian community and the costs demanded to maintain it?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
But this recap of a unique and deeply sincere bid to demystify utopian ideals for the conservative masses using the platform of popular television offers a fascinating glimpse into a very different period in this country’s past.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
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But outside the Dorado Beach gates, life is far from a utopian as the decades-long crisis makes essential services, employment, and wealth inaccessible to locals, leaving Puerto Ricans unable to thrive at home.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 3 May 2021
Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno-utopians.
—Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
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Amid civil unrest and human rights violations, the dictator also sent his wife private sketches of valentine hearts and links to romantic country music songs.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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There have been hints here and there in Pokémon Masters, for example, that Steven and Wallace might be in some kind of romantic relationship.Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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On the night of March 9, the 22-year-old country music dreamer phoned his friend Kevin Hughes, who worked as the chart director at Cash Box magazine.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Perfect for writers, dreamers, and planners, this elegantly crafted one with Coach’s signature leather beautifully captures her thoughts, ideas and memories in style.Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Long known for its classic aesthetic, Chris-Craft has exited the pandemic with a plan to reach young, well-heeled watersport enthusiasts who find a more stately million-dollar 37-footer impractical.Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some of these sweeping goals are admirable, some impractical.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those are also the building blocks of a society, a shaky foundation that forces the idealistic Tóth to flee one rotten country for another.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Sun in your eighth house asks you to take a risk and trust others with your vulnerabilities, but Neptune in your 11th house blurs the line between loyal friends and idealistic allies.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the new release, Temple plays idealist scientist Dr. Teddy Paine opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor’s General Rex Strickland — the overseer of a secret research facility dedicated to symbiotes.Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The movie stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, who is determined to rebuild a city that seems like New York after an accident plunges it into ruins.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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Here, storytelling is used not as a tool to persuade someone to come around to your beliefs, but as a way of building trust in a relationship even when there are ideological differences.Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist umbrella group of oppositionist forces with ideological and organizational roots in al-Qaeda.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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If not the quixotic quest for the playoffs, then as a testament to quality for players and coaches and a momentum starter for the 2025 season.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are the holidays, there is the cooler weather, there are the end-of-year lists, the quixotic New Year's resolutions, all manner of things.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopian. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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