Quixote

American

[kee-hoh-tee, kwik-suht, kee-haw-te] / kiˈhoʊ ti, ˈkwɪk sət, kiˈhɔ tɛ /

noun

Don. Don Quixote.

Quixote British

/ ˈkwɪksət, kiˈxote /

noun

See Don Quixote

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Any investor panic the writing caused was short-lived, although if fiction can now tank stocks, I’m a little worried about what Moby-Dick means for SeaWorld’s parent company, or Don Quixote for the wind energy sector.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

But he’s more of a Don Quixote tilting at windmills because his solutions amount to the same level of self-delusion.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Over 20 years with the company, he danced leads across several productions, including Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

The company owns both Quixote and Sunset Studios, two major equipment and studio rental companies in the entertainment industry.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

A. without a single pretension to the character of a soldier, a perfect Quixote as a statesman.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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