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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The 27-year-old Englishman suddenly looks like more than a feel-good carryover story.
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
Eastlake is the feel-good story of the playoffs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Coming off one of the more disappointing seasons in franchise history, the Suns were a feel-good story this season before fading in the second half, partly due to injuries.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
Eastlake is the feel-good story of the playoffs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Coming off one of the more disappointing seasons in franchise history, the Suns were a feel-good story this season before fading in the second half, partly due to injuries.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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