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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The duo embarks on a life-affirming journey into the dream world to find the mythical character, to ask him to fulfil their dream of making their family perfect.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marigold, Tobacco, and Honey are three new-to-Parachute shades that range from a life-affirming yellow to a deep, earthy brown to a rustic gold, respectively.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Tuesday evening, and other life-affirming evenings like it, are good for football and for the soul.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Review: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan provide stellar night at San Diego concert
Their Outlaw Music Festival performance was a life-affirming musical delight by the two American music icons.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marigold, Tobacco, and Honey are three new-to-Parachute shades that range from a life-affirming yellow to a deep, earthy brown to a rustic gold, respectively.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Tuesday evening, and other life-affirming evenings like it, are good for football and for the soul.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Review: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan provide stellar night at San Diego concert
Their Outlaw Music Festival performance was a life-affirming musical delight by the two American music icons.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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