feel-good
adjective
1
: relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being
a feel-good reform program that makes no changes
2
: cheerfully sentimental
a feel-good movie
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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
Darnell’s been a feel-good story during the Rockies’ difficult season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 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
Darnell’s been a feel-good story during the Rockies’ difficult season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feel-good
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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