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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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Homebody at heart but hopeless romantic in the streets, Cancer, your jewelry vibe this summer is nostalgic, delicate, and heart-centered.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
27 June 2025
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The images are so evocative and nostalgic, a plan was devised to put a selection of Dogma photos on exhibit and for sale at the famed Morrison Hotel Gallery’s high-profile outposts, in New York City’s SoHo and in Los Angeles within West Hollywood’s Sunset Marquis Hotel.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Advertisement The messages between their fuzzy bodies and their brains don’t go through any filtering system.—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Shea Diamond’s makeup is a delightful blend of colorful, dreamy and playful —every hair adornment, rhinestone and winged liner stroke declaring power, visibility, and femme brilliance.—
Essence,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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The result is dreamy, emotionally profound, pervaded by a sense of curiosity and profound care.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
26 June 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
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Where to watch: Disney+ 'Straw' Tyler Perry's melodramatic thriller depicts the worst day a parent could ever have.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The ‘pouf sentimental’ hairstyle was created by hairdresser Leonard Autie and debuted on the Duchesse de Chartres in 1774, famously adorned with 14 yards of gauze, figurines, a plate of cherries and a parrot.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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That is my favorite now because of sentimental reasons.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
25 June 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
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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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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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