life-affirming
adjective
: indicating that life has value : positive and optimistic
Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message.
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Who would think that the most uplifting, life-affirming piece of musical theater to have emerged from Broadway in the last decade would be about Sept. 11, 2001?
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
If Tolkien’s work is about the power of the light and people fighting against evil through goodness, give us more of that; keep going with the beautiful lighting and the life-affirming diversions into characters’ daily activities.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Mid-20th-century research into Crete’s cuisine is the basis for the life-affirming Mediterranean diet, which means seafood, meat, and snails from the island’s mountainous terrain, and plenty of fresh produce, grains, and legumes.
—Shana Clarke, Saveur, 15 May 2024
The thread’s original poster had asked for life-affirming movie recommendations.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Poor Things, his latest and most life-affirming work, is no exception — and the Academy has taken notice.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Its poster girl might be Julia Roberts on a life-affirming voyage around Italy, India and Bali in the film version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel Eat, Pray, Love, or Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet in The Holiday, memorably swapping Surrey and Los Angeles homes in the grip of heartbreak.
—Jessica Burrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Although Joe Flacco won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award for his late-season stint with the Cleveland Browns, there was another life-affirming story which this NFL season will be remembered for.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
No matter the reason, the effect is life-affirming humble charm, with the show devoting a large chunk of time to local charities while showcasing Rosenthal's boundless enthusiasm for every taste, sight, and cultural tidbit from his destinations (Austin to Croatia, Seoul to London).
—EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
If Tolkien’s work is about the power of the light and people fighting against evil through goodness, give us more of that; keep going with the beautiful lighting and the life-affirming diversions into characters’ daily activities.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Mid-20th-century research into Crete’s cuisine is the basis for the life-affirming Mediterranean diet, which means seafood, meat, and snails from the island’s mountainous terrain, and plenty of fresh produce, grains, and legumes.
—Shana Clarke, Saveur, 15 May 2024
The thread’s original poster had asked for life-affirming movie recommendations.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Poor Things, his latest and most life-affirming work, is no exception — and the Academy has taken notice.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Its poster girl might be Julia Roberts on a life-affirming voyage around Italy, India and Bali in the film version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel Eat, Pray, Love, or Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet in The Holiday, memorably swapping Surrey and Los Angeles homes in the grip of heartbreak.
—Jessica Burrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Although Joe Flacco won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award for his late-season stint with the Cleveland Browns, there was another life-affirming story which this NFL season will be remembered for.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
No matter the reason, the effect is life-affirming humble charm, with the show devoting a large chunk of time to local charities while showcasing Rosenthal's boundless enthusiasm for every taste, sight, and cultural tidbit from his destinations (Austin to Croatia, Seoul to London).
—EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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