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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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Ralph Gunderman, the amiable voice artist and actor who spent more than a decade as the announcer on NBC’s Dateline while contributing to comedy bits on Late Show With David Letterman, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rooted in Cretan character, amiable staff embody warm Greek hospitality, while activities held at nearby farmhouses and artisans’ studios reveal the area’s special places and personalities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ringo Starr is delivering a good-natured lecture on bone and joint health.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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On an average day, Curaçao’s eclectic energy animates the island, but this period is especially boisterous—filled with costumed performers, twinkling floats, an abundance of music and good-natured, family-friendly revelry.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Danielson remembers Lind, an affable old mariner then in his seventies, complimenting them on their docking skills, and introducing himself as the owner of the Robert Gray, a 125-foot Army Corps of Engineers research vessel built in 1936.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Offscreen tragedy, including the deaths of key executive producer Kevin Turen and actor Angus Cloud, who played the affable drug dealer Fezco, and reports of long shooting times and hasty rewrites made the prospect of a third season seem up in the air for years.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The architecture reflects that stately sensibility, with a classic Colonial Revival facade that gives way to interiors scaled for both gracious entertaining and relaxed family living.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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Polished, gracious — with a shadow just beneath the surface.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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