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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This feel-good story is all about self discovery and resilience.
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Each year Hallmark gifts us with dozens of new feel-good, holiday flicks for the whole family to enjoy in the form of their annual Countdown to Christmas.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Apple is hoping its feel-good holiday ad campaign — featuring a chorus of woodland creatures singing about friendship — will inspire consumers to rush out and buy a brand-new iPhone 17.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Expect a delightful mix of serious competition and feel-good moments.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Each year Hallmark gifts us with dozens of new feel-good, holiday flicks for the whole family to enjoy in the form of their annual Countdown to Christmas.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Apple is hoping its feel-good holiday ad campaign — featuring a chorus of woodland creatures singing about friendship — will inspire consumers to rush out and buy a brand-new iPhone 17.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Expect a delightful mix of serious competition and feel-good moments.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feel-good
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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