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
Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Our unnamed hero also takes time out from the battle to read a fantasy novel whose utopian fantasy realm — twist!
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 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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Ultimately, while the dream that humanity will be freed from the shackles of labor and freed to pursue a life of leisure and creativity is attractive, the leap to this utopian state is far from guaranteed.
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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.
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Going against tradition, Louie decides to invite Irene to this typically men-only celebration — an early montage implies their romantic relationship runs on an odd, maybe even disturbing dynamic.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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There’s something almost romantic about an ink stain.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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Pavia was granted a preliminary injunction, which is issued by a court in circumstances when a full trial on the merits is impractical.Joe Sabin, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Industry-Wide Energy Problem and a Unique Solution Relying on large battery storage continues to be a challenge facing sustainable energy sources, which limits scalability and is impractical in smaller areas.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even under the most idealistic conditions, Google said a classical computer would still take a billion years to get the same results as its newest chip.Stephen Nellis, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Obrist’s frenzied devotion reflected his conviction that everything should be linked, his idealistic belief in the humanist possibilities of the internet and of globalization.Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 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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The Bekaa Valley is not only one of the Party of God’s strongholds, but also its ideological birthplace, where Iran and its Revolutionary Guards helped train Shiite militants shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Modi’s educational priorities appear to be mostly ideological.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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With Mayor Michelle Wu’s increasingly quixotic attempt to raise commercial taxes set to come before the Senate for a third time again Monday, the Joint Revenue Committee chair weighed in on the issue with cold feet on Sunday.Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 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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“Utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopian. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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