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Recent Examples of feel-good
In recent years, she’s starred in more feel-good films, such as Irish Wish and Our Little Secret.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 July 2025
But in country music, feel-good songs are, like, beer-and-truck-and-Friday-night songs, and those have never done anything for me.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Minnesota Vikings were one of the feel-good stories of the 2024 NFL season.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Over 3 million TikTok users have lip-synced to the 1962 song's feel-good lyrics while showing off their children, pets or fashion game.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 July 2025
But in country music, feel-good songs are, like, beer-and-truck-and-Friday-night songs, and those have never done anything for me.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Minnesota Vikings were one of the feel-good stories of the 2024 NFL season.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Over 3 million TikTok users have lip-synced to the 1962 song's feel-good lyrics while showing off their children, pets or fashion game.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
Adjective
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The collection was nostalgic and quintessentially Chanel, with a focus on archival pieces and silhouettes featuring tweed and contrasting delicate fabrics.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Regardless of the reason behind our nostalgia for blue places, the results are important for all of us, who may benefit from feeling a bit more nostalgic for the past.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Aside from the dreamy scenery, there's a lot to love about the nostalgic '90s film.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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There’s also an atmospheric loggia equipped with a dining table, providing a dreamy hub for outdoor pasta parties. Rooms: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Amenities: Washer, mosquito net, AC, indoor fireplace, dishwasher, BBQ, pool.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Early in 2008, when Clinton briefly welled up in a coffee shop after a bruising loss in the Iowa caucus, the moment was interpreted as being a melodramatic scandal fit for TMZ and a cynical ploy for attention that eventually won her New Hampshire.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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The war stories in particular, despite being well-acted, are an unnecessary melodramatic distraction.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The funny thing is, by all accounts, Zaslav is also genuinely sentimental about the network and said to even have it on at his office quite often.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 July 2025
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On July 7, Richardson, who played Julia McNamara in the series, was feeling sentimental and reflected on the cast's experience filming the six-season drama in an Instagram post.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The color palettes popular after pandemic shutdowns were vivid, bright and almost saccharine.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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There is always the wide-brim sun hat, which brings a real level of drama and panache to every occasion—and can be subverted from its saccharine ways—just look at how Alessandro Michele paired his at Valentino with a pair of groovy trousers and an opulent cropped jacket on the runway.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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