as in cheerfulness
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Recent Examples of perkiness
For decades, the public face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, included the perkiness of the Osmond family and missionaries on bicycles, portraying an unwavering, wholesome image.
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H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perkiness
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.
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Astronomers repeatedly attempted to fit subtle shifts in the brightness of T CrB to the few points of reliable historical data on offer, while accounting for fluctuations in the white dwarf's feeding rate.
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Green, in soft shades from sage to pistachio, is a new neutral that adds nice brightness to a spring wardrobe.
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During the wide-ranging conversation, Campbell expressed optimism about the way international visitors have embraced some of the best the United States has to offer during the World Cup.
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The recent developments appear to have boosted investor optimism that there may be a lasting resolution.
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“Perkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perkiness. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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