feel-good
adjective
1
: relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being
a feel-good reform program that makes no changes
2
: cheerfully sentimental
a feel-good movie
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As a result, Weapons is the feel-bad, feel-good movie of the year—a rare horror masterpiece that leaps beyond its genre without abandoning its sick, sad heart.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
The project has a sheen of feel-good unity to it, but its implications are further reaching.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, founding dean of the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, movement also increases blood flow to the brain, prompting the release of endorphins and other feel-good chemicals.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The record has a mix of feel-good anthems, as well as moodier tracks that cover weightier subject matter — and MGK had no hesitations wearing his heart on his tattooed sleeve once again this era.
—Jeff Nelson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
The project has a sheen of feel-good unity to it, but its implications are further reaching.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, founding dean of the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, movement also increases blood flow to the brain, prompting the release of endorphins and other feel-good chemicals.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The record has a mix of feel-good anthems, as well as moodier tracks that cover weightier subject matter — and MGK had no hesitations wearing his heart on his tattooed sleeve once again this era.
—Jeff Nelson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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