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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Wryly funny and poignantly tender, Frank and Percy is a heartfelt, life-affirming tale about the courage to take a chance on love at any age. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Amid all the looming consciousness that our time on earth is precious, there are also specials unerringly devoted to utter stupidity, and even the comedians fixated on mortality are delivering life-affirming material, too. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 In the eight books below, casual pursuits such as knitting, gardening, and drawing, undertaken with varying levels of skill and success, become life-affirming practices. Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025 The slow book project gives us something money never will, and that is the prolonged act of creating life-affirming experiences. Stephanie Elizondo Griest june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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