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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Dee Blum is an idealistic student who drops out of college to lead eco-tours in Costa Rica, much to her family’s disapproval.
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Third are people who are idealistic, but not ambitious.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The song is about a disaffected veteran, but Reagan called it hopeful and idealistic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Third are people who are idealistic, but not ambitious.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The song is about a disaffected veteran, but Reagan called it hopeful and idealistic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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