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as in bright
having or showing a good mood or disposition
a cheerful person who is always fun to work with and a pleasure to be around
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as in cheery
serving to lift one's spirits
a hospital with sunny, cheerful rooms that are designed to make a patient's stay as pleasant as possible
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Recent Examples of cheerful
Television cameras turned to a cheerful group of Imai’s family and friends seated above the first-base dugout.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The Royals’ home opener is a day for cheerful optimism and excitement about the season ahead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The less cheerful part of all this is that Great America is unlikely to celebrate a 52nd birthday.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
For generations of Valley families, this scene has unfolded at Castles N' Coasters, a cheerful outpost of fun in the desert that lives in nearly everyone's memory.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The Royals’ home opener is a day for cheerful optimism and excitement about the season ahead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The less cheerful part of all this is that Great America is unlikely to celebrate a 52nd birthday.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
For generations of Valley families, this scene has unfolded at Castles N' Coasters, a cheerful outpost of fun in the desert that lives in nearly everyone's memory.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerful
Adjective
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Situated on a parcel of what was once bright-green Iowa pasture, our supercomputing facility may not look like much.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The sparkling Sun in your 9th House of Exploration squares cheery Jupiter in your 12th House of Rest, pitting adventure against recovery.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Though the cheery day-to-day of Today may not ever feel quite the same.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Guillén was optimistic the honor would happen one day.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lentsch is also optimistic that Protect Wyoming’s work can help influence public-land policy in neighboring states, and mobilize outdoorsmen beyond just the West.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Skies will be mostly sunny with temperatures peaking around 86 degrees.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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There were 48,366 fans who showed up on a sunny but cool afternoon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria was upbeat on the relationship when asked at the March 18 Next on Netflix event whether the platform was interested in adding more NFL beyond Christmas.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street viewed the purchase as an upbeat sign for the downtrodden sector, lifting shares of Palo Alto 5%.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Newborn sperm whales are negatively buoyant, making this post-birth support crucial to the calf’s survival.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Whatever its ingredients, magma is naturally buoyant.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Cheerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerful. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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