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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Moving between longing, sarcastic humor and anger, Penelope is a life-affirming feminist romance that makes an ancient legend, first told thousands of years ago, still relevant today.
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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The most transformative, curative, and life-affirming parts of the psychedelic experience include both ritual process and community involvement.
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Illinois has an opportunity to correct course by responding before Friday and agreeing to respect the conscience rights of health care professionals and life-affirming pregnancy centers.
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The promise of a transformative, life-affirming experience like this may be what attracts people to tandem BASE jumps in the first place.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
The most transformative, curative, and life-affirming parts of the psychedelic experience include both ritual process and community involvement.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Illinois has an opportunity to correct course by responding before Friday and agreeing to respect the conscience rights of health care professionals and life-affirming pregnancy centers.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for life-affirming
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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