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as in bright
having or showing a good mood or disposition
a cheerful person who is always fun to work with and a pleasure to be around
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as in cheery
serving to lift one's spirits
a hospital with sunny, cheerful rooms that are designed to make a patient's stay as pleasant as possible
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Recent Examples of cheerful
Jamie Bishop, Bjorklund’s friend and manager, described Bjorklund as cheerful, charismatic and strong-willed, often uniting her coworkers by keeping them on their toes.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Washington earlier this month abruptly suspended military aid to Ukraine following a heated exchange between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, just hours after the cheerful TSMC ceremony.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Plus, their cheerful blooms and tall stems ensure these flowers will be a striking addition to any landscape.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
This year, more than 500,000 bulbs will be in full bloom, including cheerful yellow daffodils, hyacinths, and cherry blossoms.
—Visit Dallas, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Washington earlier this month abruptly suspended military aid to Ukraine following a heated exchange between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, just hours after the cheerful TSMC ceremony.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Plus, their cheerful blooms and tall stems ensure these flowers will be a striking addition to any landscape.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
This year, more than 500,000 bulbs will be in full bloom, including cheerful yellow daffodils, hyacinths, and cherry blossoms.
—Visit Dallas, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerful
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The Vera Bradley design includes a bright and vibrant floral pattern on one side and a more subtle blue embroidery on the other.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Numerous expansive windows let in natural light so the interior living space is bright.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Where to stay: Interior designer Mark D. Sikes has infused his signature blue-and-white palette into the cheery 28-room Holiday House in downtown Palm Springs—just a 10-minute walk to the vintage market.—
Sara Bliss,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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Breakfast at the brightly marbled Fountain restaurant is a cheery way to wake up and look out on the Court of the Palms that fronts the San Jose Museum of Art.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Surround Yourself with Positive Influences Entrepreneurs and investors who network with forward-thinking, optimistic individuals are more likely to maintain a long-term perspective on financial growth.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Analysts are optimistic on the stock’s upward potential, even as Target shares have suffered.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Coco Gauff, perhaps inspired by the F1 track that surrounds Hard Rock Stadium, raced past fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 at the Miami Open on a sunny Thursday afternoon in 47 minutes.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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The beer garden and front patio are both excellent places to soak up the sunny weather and sip a cold one. 3keysbrewing.com; 2505 Manatee Ave.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sargeant zeroes in on the uniquely engaged, upbeat workers at Trader Joe’s, people who seem to genuinely enjoy putting corn chips on shelves or packing box after box of frozen dumplings into paper bags.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Learn to Line Dance: Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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As a result of the 2024 results, Zalando was buoyant about the coming year, offering guidance that predicted growth of between 4 and 9 percent for both revenue and GMV.—
Cathrin Schaer,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a very good role-playing game and one that not only is a proud addition to the Xeno series but also adds another great game to the library of the already buoyant Switch.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Cheerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerful. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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