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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Tell true transformation stories Forget feel-good fluff.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Notre Dame's win on Thursday saw multiple feel-good moments for Freeman's team, including quarterback Riley Leonard adorably shouting out his girlfriend Molly Walding to give her an orange after the confetti fell on the field.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The player who found his voice and became a leader didn’t get the feel-good ending this team and this fan base came to Miami for.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
But his arrival on the map could set him up for other gigs; indeed, Qurbani’s story mirrors the feel-good uplift of Piece by Piece’s protagonist, with creativity as a way out of hardship.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Notre Dame's win on Thursday saw multiple feel-good moments for Freeman's team, including quarterback Riley Leonard adorably shouting out his girlfriend Molly Walding to give her an orange after the confetti fell on the field.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The player who found his voice and became a leader didn’t get the feel-good ending this team and this fan base came to Miami for.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
But his arrival on the map could set him up for other gigs; indeed, Qurbani’s story mirrors the feel-good uplift of Piece by Piece’s protagonist, with creativity as a way out of hardship.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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