sunniness

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Noun
  • 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.
    Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • Half critic, half concierge, Edwards’ round-ups are generally distinguished by a cheerfulness.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What emerged was not a steady, upward march of brightness.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • According to internal WayShot data, editing a single social-ready photo typically takes around 20 minutes, as users cycle through brightness adjustments, color grading, and filter experimentation.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • All morning, Keller had been swinging between optimism and despair.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Of course, all that was conceived in a haze of postwar broadcast optimism — before the echo chambers of social media, before the balkanization of politics and yes, before the recent resurgence of far-right parties.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Sunniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunniness. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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