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as in cheerful
having or showing a good mood or disposition
a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
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as in bright
serving to lift one's spirits
a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day
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Recent Examples of cheery
This navy blue and yellow colorway feels quite cheery, too, making this New Balance shoe the ultimate spring sneaker.
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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Etched with a cheery blue bouquet pattern on a soft yellow background, the comforter and matching shams give any room a spring makeover.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
This bright and cheery renovated home features five bedrooms and three full baths, and is located a 15-minute walk from town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Plant marigolds and asters in the same sunny spot, and these two cheery and vivid summer blooms will thrive in the full sun, hot conditions.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Etched with a cheery blue bouquet pattern on a soft yellow background, the comforter and matching shams give any room a spring makeover.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
This bright and cheery renovated home features five bedrooms and three full baths, and is located a 15-minute walk from town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Plant marigolds and asters in the same sunny spot, and these two cheery and vivid summer blooms will thrive in the full sun, hot conditions.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheery
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Behind all the cheerful fanfare, holidays can be bitter pills to swallow, reminders of absence and lack and an inability to live up to all that happy hyperbole.—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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The speakers were agency veterans from the shrunken regional office who did their best to be cheerful.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Eventually, Delta switched the shuttle to one of the main terminals, and in 2021 Spirit moved into the Marine Air Terminal, bringing its bright-yellow livery and ultra-discount business model with it.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Despite the temple's optimistic outlook, the move has drawn criticism online.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Some observers are less optimistic about a deal in the near term, however.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 May 2026
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheery. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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