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Recent Examples of feel-good
Highway To Heaven taps into the current popularity of feel-good programming.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Buffalo is as feel-good a story as a top seed can ever be.
—Greg Cote
may 4, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
Eastlake is the feel-good story of the playoffs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Buffalo is as feel-good a story as a top seed can ever be.
—Greg Cote
may 4, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
Eastlake is the feel-good story of the playoffs.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
Adjective
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On at least half these 14 songs, McCartney is taking an unapologetically nostalgic look at his ever-present past.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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The gingham pattern adds a nostalgic softness, balancing its tailoring with a sense of ease and familiarity.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Dara looks fly as hell in a bikini, a blue fuzzy jacket, and ski goggles on her head.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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The voice in the recording is tense, fuzzy and hard to make out amid a riot of background chatter.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Just as the novel sought to reveal how Britain abandoned veterans, this dreamy and compelling interpretation gestures at the collateral damage of Nigeria’s military.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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For many people, a hybrid mattress combining memory foam and encased coils gives them the dreamiest, firm-yet-cozy sleeping spot.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Or is the media being melodramatic about this?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The day started with security measures both real and melodramatic.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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But Kore-eda is more interested in a smiley-happy outcome of mutual accord, which is pushed into sentimental overdrive by increasingly cloying slatherings of Bandoh’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But there’s another side of Lennon that was almost the sentimental counter- reaction to his own cynicism.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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In the way that Harrison looks to the Bible for models of relationships and drama, Cappa’s Haha, You Clowns looks to schmaltzy sitcoms and after school specials.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
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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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Even the soapiest impulses of the film can’t obscure the relevance of that.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Most range hood filters can be popped out and washed in hot, soapy water or run through the dishwasher.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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