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Recent Examples of feel-good
The Huskers packed this 2025 home opener with more feel-good storylines than the old stadium has seen during one game in many years.
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The ascent of the Buffalo Bills to legit Super Bowl-contender status during this decade has been mostly framed through a feel-good lens.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Engagement is not a perk or a feel-good initiative.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With the wild, feel-good vibes of Jack Black pretending to be a certified teacher and a classroom full of middle schoolers desperate for a little fun (private school uniforms will do that to a kid), the film is pure chaos, in the best way possible.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The ascent of the Buffalo Bills to legit Super Bowl-contender status during this decade has been mostly framed through a feel-good lens.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Engagement is not a perk or a feel-good initiative.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With the wild, feel-good vibes of Jack Black pretending to be a certified teacher and a classroom full of middle schoolers desperate for a little fun (private school uniforms will do that to a kid), the film is pure chaos, in the best way possible.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
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In the end, the 77th Annual Emmy Awards served as both a nostalgic tribute to television’s rich past and a clear testament to its rapidly evolving future.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These pants combine the comfort of barrel jeans with the nostalgic details of cargo pants, offering a functional and easy-to-wear design.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ahead, find their must-have picks like metallic sneakers, riding boots, penny loafers, and fuzzy clogs, from brands including Steve Madden, Cole Haan, and Sam Edelman.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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During a partial solar eclipse, the umbra misses Earth, with only the penumbra — the moon's outer, fuzzier and lighter shadow — striking Earth.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Late ‘80s delves into electronic minimalism, dreamy club, and experimental guitar, all seven songs imbued with the dull glow of starry skies.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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Set along the shoreline of Cap d’Antibes, the restaurant features a dreamy panorama of the Mediterranean with sailboats gliding past the bay, and the Esterel Mountains rising in the distance.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There’s an awkward mix of comic highjinks and violence, melodramatic moments, dead spots and repetition.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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As is, the film is somehow both glancing and melodramatic, a strange and underwhelming cocktail of blasé Euro sleekness and TV-movie drama.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Tate and the U-91 leads the standings coming into Mission Bay, although the sentimental favorite could be Dave Villwock, a longshot entering the weekend in fourth place.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its almost schmaltzy final notes are a brilliant companion to Coppola’s unforgettable ending.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 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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Plug the sink's drain and add just enough hot, soapy water to fully cover the rack.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Fresh off the announcement that Netflix renewed the soapy sapphic series, Akerman and Snow presented at the Emmy awards together.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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