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idealism

[ahy-dee-uh-liz-uhm] / aɪˈdi əˌlɪz əm /




NOUN
rose-colored glasses
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Based on these challenges, Koch suggests it may be necessary to revisit older philosophical ideas like idealism or panpsychism.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

As a college student, you have more imagination and idealism than a burned-out professional who feels pigeonholed into a particular industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The scene that best defines the story’s idealism happens long before Dunk gets clunked in the head or skewered by a lance.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Their youthful energy and idealism still draw large and excited crowds.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

He had always admired his wife’s idealism, her belief that the world could be made better, could be made orderly, could perhaps even be made perfect.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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