ide·al·ist
ī-ˈdē-(ə-)list 
ˈī-(ˌ)dē-
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Examples of idealist in a Sentence
Noun
an idealist sees the best in everyone, regardless of how they behave
Adjective
an idealist attempt to make a go of a mom-and-pop hardware store on Main Street
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Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
He's become a pragmatist and actually has come to roll his eyes, or worse, to despair or even loathe the idealists.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
He's become a pragmatist and actually has come to roll his eyes, or worse, to despair or even loathe the idealists.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Idealist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealist. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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