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Adjective
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Carpenter was the epitome of poise, delivering an energetic and entertaining performance on stage while controlling the moment with a quick wit between songs.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Heading outside, the open-plan sports deck is designed for lounging, dining, and entertaining, the sun deck offers space for relaxing at anchor, and the sea deck is geared toward water sports.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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More Getty Images What made his Saturday round at Sedgefield Country Club more amusing was the birdie surge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Also, the British themselves are generally strange and amusing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Lavender’s movement in the breeze and soothing scent add more sensory layers to the space.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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This nursery is soothing and peaceful, yet offers plenty of room to create, imagine, and explore through play.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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By 2015, however, Huntington Park had become so hospitable to immigrants that a city councilmember appointed two of them living in the country illegally to serve on city commissions — a first in California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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One expert associated with RMS Titanic, Inc. remarked that outer space was more hospitable and easier to reach.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Most people equate happiness with automatically being cheerful all the time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Drawing daisies at the cuticle line of a couple nails paired with double French tips is a perfect recipe for a cute and cheerful mani.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Inside cabins are the unsung heroes of cruise travel, offering affordable, comfortable accommodation for travelers who prefer to spend their days exploring, not lounging indoors.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Believing that the first job of the farm system is to improve the big-league team, Preller became comfortable with trading with a wide variety of teams.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Unassuming, amiable attitudes were the overriding style of the evening.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
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The casting is incredible: Byrne is incandescent with pain and anger; Conan O’Brien plays her drolly deadpan therapist and colleague; and A$AP Rocky is her amiable neighbor and drug enabler at the hotel.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Miranda had been dreading Joy’s reaction — that this could be too real or heavy for their relationship, which has been fun and, well, joyous.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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In all, Chen and Bueckers are three months and a world away from that joyous night at the national championship game.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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“Recreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreative. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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