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Recent Examples of good-humored
This blissful mood is felt everywhere, from the ensemble’s good-humored bickering over the city’s rooftops, singing and dancing sessions at home, and dinner parties where hearty servings of tahdig are cheered on.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
In a good-humored video posted to X on Monday (Dec. 29), the rapper asked fans to please stop raking her over the coals for her relationship with Stefon Diggs, who recently sparked online discourse by posting about spending Christmas with his other children.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
In person, Gehry was a plain-speaking, soft-spoken and good-humored, if occasionally cantankerous, communicator.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Lionel may be a bit lacking in romantic ardor, but Mescal’s good-humored watchfulness and contemplative calm make the character a companionable presence, even as the filmmaking ultimately succumbs to inertia and the great, defining passion of Lionel’s life recedes into the mists of memory.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
The sisters arrive from different parts of the city, Tim, as she’s called, after some car trouble and Lilith in a vehicle driven by her good-humored Irish girlfriend Jeanette (Sarah Greene).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Oh’s smart, good-humored writing captured me from page one of this fun middle grade fantasy adventure.
—Caroline Carlson
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Chicago, rough and refined, gritty and good-humored, welcomes all comers.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
And once again, Ukraine and its 37.7 million good-humored, industrious and resourceful people are left out in the cold.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
In a good-humored video posted to X on Monday (Dec. 29), the rapper asked fans to please stop raking her over the coals for her relationship with Stefon Diggs, who recently sparked online discourse by posting about spending Christmas with his other children.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
In person, Gehry was a plain-speaking, soft-spoken and good-humored, if occasionally cantankerous, communicator.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Lionel may be a bit lacking in romantic ardor, but Mescal’s good-humored watchfulness and contemplative calm make the character a companionable presence, even as the filmmaking ultimately succumbs to inertia and the great, defining passion of Lionel’s life recedes into the mists of memory.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
The sisters arrive from different parts of the city, Tim, as she’s called, after some car trouble and Lilith in a vehicle driven by her good-humored Irish girlfriend Jeanette (Sarah Greene).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Oh’s smart, good-humored writing captured me from page one of this fun middle grade fantasy adventure.
—Caroline Carlson
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Chicago, rough and refined, gritty and good-humored, welcomes all comers.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
And once again, Ukraine and its 37.7 million good-humored, industrious and resourceful people are left out in the cold.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-humored
Adjective
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Thomas Jay Ryan was a funny, cranky Kramer, Will Brill a shrewd, amiable Fauci.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Luis Sherlinee is warm and amiable as Reina’s protective brother and the brainy Cruz.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Plus, the movie is simply too goofy and good-natured for any of its feminist agitation to land.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The twins credit their success to their strong support of each other, coupled with good-natured competition.—
Jason Getz,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Never saw either be anything but affable.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Horschel consistently chatted up and down the fairways with playing partner Ryan Fox, an affable, unflappable 39-year-old New Zealander.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even as nearly every impact name in the room around him received a nice handout from the Walton-Penner ownership group, Franklin-Myers continued to remain gracious to Denver and never careened around in public with his demands for a new contract.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the most notable reply came from Crumbl itself, which took a gracious approach rather than a defensive one.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its demonstrations are orderly, peaceful, good-tempered, and irreverent, featuring countless American flags.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Dachshunds are known for being loyal and good-tempered, as well as independent.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“Good-humored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-humored. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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