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rose-tinted

British  

adjective

  1. Also: rose-coloured. excessively optimistic

  2. See rose-coloured

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Like Vecna, “Stranger Things” is a different beast than other shows gazing backwards through rose-tinted lenses because Hawkins is an idealized version of Reagan’s fabled “Morning in America” era.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

Nearly a year after wrapping “One Battle,” and as award season draws near, Bauman looks back at his VistaVision experience through rose-tinted lenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Is this a case of rose-tinted dad glasses or an unbiased analysis from one of the best British fighters ever?

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

That includes after the game donning a pair of rose-tinted sunglasses that block blue light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024

Her back was thunderhead blue, her rose-tinted breast had the brightness of cloud tops.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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