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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What takes its place is feel-good human connection and reconciliation, whether found in unlikely places—such as in a climactic showdown between Rick and Danny in Los Angeles—or in its familiar setting, at home.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Washington entered Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres as one of the sport’s biggest feel-good stories.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The highlight of your month arrives on June 9, when Venus and Jupiter align in your sign in one of the most abundant and feel-good transits of the year.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Several new works have cropped up downtown ahead of the World Cup, including this feel-good pastiche on the side of the Waffle House near Centennial Olympic Park.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Washington entered Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres as one of the sport’s biggest feel-good stories.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The highlight of your month arrives on June 9, when Venus and Jupiter align in your sign in one of the most abundant and feel-good transits of the year.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Several new works have cropped up downtown ahead of the World Cup, including this feel-good pastiche on the side of the Waffle House near Centennial Olympic Park.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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