1
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
Nothing about the way Sunday's game ended was cheery for the Chicago Cubs.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Fresh from a family vacation in Europe, the tall and athletic Langley is cheery, almost buoyant.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Curious about her cheery personality, still so abundant, even now, even after everything?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Lively’s cheery yellow shacket was certainly eye-catching.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Fresh from a family vacation in Europe, the tall and athletic Langley is cheery, almost buoyant.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Curious about her cheery personality, still so abundant, even now, even after everything?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Lively’s cheery yellow shacket was certainly eye-catching.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cheery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheery
Adjective
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Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its cheerful, harmonious colors evoke the pleasure and leisure associated with reading from childhood onward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rooms around her, their doors still painted bright yellow from when the hotel was a boutique property, started to empty out.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The future is bright for this organization.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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That kind of novel feels a little too optimistic about the outcome of this kind of research.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Svetlana’s optimistic pretend normalcy and Lyudmila’s practical approach to medication point to impossibility of fathoming the many crushing consequences of the Ukraine crisis.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheery. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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