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Recent Examples of feel-good
Kurt's key takeaways This fun, feel-good MetLife Pet Insurance survey highlights something serious: pets matter deeply.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After reviewing all the available information, Los Angeles was named the No. 1 feel-good city in the nation.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Thanks to today’s ubiquity of social media and streaming services, ’90s popular culture is just as familiar to Americans in their 20s as their 60s, so this production has universal appeal and its fast-paced, feel-good and funny.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Wu is the feel-good mayor, not the urban mechanic Tom Menino was or champion of the neighborhoods like Ray Flynn.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After reviewing all the available information, Los Angeles was named the No. 1 feel-good city in the nation.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Thanks to today’s ubiquity of social media and streaming services, ’90s popular culture is just as familiar to Americans in their 20s as their 60s, so this production has universal appeal and its fast-paced, feel-good and funny.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Wu is the feel-good mayor, not the urban mechanic Tom Menino was or champion of the neighborhoods like Ray Flynn.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
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In the wake of the news and looming death of mall culture (excuse the catastrophizing, but this is a heavy day), the PEOPLE staff held a private vigil on Slack, with emotions ranging from heartbreak and nostalgic reminiscing ... plus some utterly shocked that the store was still standing.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Alishan Forest Railway is one of the most unique ways to see Taiwan, and offers a scenic, nostalgic ride through misty mountains.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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The fuzzy covering can also wear down your dog's teeth over time.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Grant’s forthright evocation of community, a word so frequently used that its meaning has grown fuzzy, would be easy to attribute to his own roots in the rural-Blacksburg area, where the story unfolds.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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Is there anything dreamier than being loved for your convictions?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rates: $$ Summertime travel has never been hotter in the Caribbean, with many vacationers only now realizing that this warm-weather escape is pretty dreamy year-round.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Of all the reactions to Belly and Jeremiah’s engagement, Conrad’s is the most melodramatic.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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In the real world, however, workplace crushes aren’t quite so melodramatic.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
18 July 2025
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The sentimental choice only made the moment even more special, with William explaining why the sapphire piece was so close to his heart.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Then the camera transitions to a framed portrait of Simpson’s Nordberg, prompting Moses Jones’ Nordberg Jr. to break the fourth wall, shake his head and not deliver his own sentimental moment.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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As saccharine salsa romántica became a pop phenomenon, Palmieri skewed toward economical composition and sonic bombardment, his penchant for trombone-heavy setups sparking a movement of its own within salsa.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Aug. 2025
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Works like Ships in Girl (1992) reject the saccharine tropes of kawaii culture, instead offering nuanced portraits of psychological unrest.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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