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Recent Examples of feel-good
The Huskers packed this 2025 home opener with more feel-good storylines than the old stadium has seen during one game in many years.
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The ascent of the Buffalo Bills to legit Super Bowl-contender status during this decade has been mostly framed through a feel-good lens.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Engagement is not a perk or a feel-good initiative.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With the wild, feel-good vibes of Jack Black pretending to be a certified teacher and a classroom full of middle schoolers desperate for a little fun (private school uniforms will do that to a kid), the film is pure chaos, in the best way possible.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The ascent of the Buffalo Bills to legit Super Bowl-contender status during this decade has been mostly framed through a feel-good lens.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Engagement is not a perk or a feel-good initiative.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With the wild, feel-good vibes of Jack Black pretending to be a certified teacher and a classroom full of middle schoolers desperate for a little fun (private school uniforms will do that to a kid), the film is pure chaos, in the best way possible.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
Adjective
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In the end, the 77th Annual Emmy Awards served as both a nostalgic tribute to television’s rich past and a clear testament to its rapidly evolving future.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These pants combine the comfort of barrel jeans with the nostalgic details of cargo pants, offering a functional and easy-to-wear design.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Nest Cam 2-pack works indoors or outdoors, runs on batteries, and actually shows super clear HD footage instead of just fuzzy blobs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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That can translate into a workplace where expectations are fuzzy and leadership lacks direction.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ceiling murals in both rooms have been partly worn or scraped away, leaving a dreamy abstract pattern.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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The upside, however, to sitting through this questionable season of what has been a mostly dreamy series?—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s an awkward mix of comic highjinks and violence, melodramatic moments, dead spots and repetition.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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As is, the film is somehow both glancing and melodramatic, a strange and underwhelming cocktail of blasé Euro sleekness and TV-movie drama.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Tate and the U-91 leads the standings coming into Mission Bay, although the sentimental favorite could be Dave Villwock, a longshot entering the weekend in fourth place.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its almost schmaltzy final notes are a brilliant companion to Coppola’s unforgettable ending.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 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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Finish by wiping down the upholstery with a damp microfiber cloth to remove any soapy residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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The device’s design is well-suited for microgravity, preventing issues like pooling liquids and soapy wastewater.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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