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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Unfortunately, what was looking like a feel-good evening for the Red Sox took an ugly turn late.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
Research shows that massage therapy, in general, decreases levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) and increases serotonin and dopamine (feel-good brain chemicals).
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Context Sunday Morning is a talk show hosted by Jane Pauley that recaps the day's news, before often transitioning to feel-good pieces on performing arts, pop culture and more.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Alas, although these feel-good foods can sometimes take the edge off a migraine, chocolate is rarely potent enough to stop migraine in its tracks.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
Research shows that massage therapy, in general, decreases levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) and increases serotonin and dopamine (feel-good brain chemicals).
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Context Sunday Morning is a talk show hosted by Jane Pauley that recaps the day's news, before often transitioning to feel-good pieces on performing arts, pop culture and more.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Alas, although these feel-good foods can sometimes take the edge off a migraine, chocolate is rarely potent enough to stop migraine in its tracks.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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