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Recent Examples of feel-good
The feel-good moment of the game came on Detroit’s third goal, a Watson redirection in the high slot that fluttered over Karel Vejmelka for Watson’s first goal as a Red Wing.
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The ceremony is typically a funny, feel-good love fest — with comedians who care about other comedians handing out the big award.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The brand funded road repairs across the U.S., turning a community issue into a feel-good story.
—Jeremy Barnett, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, this franchise is largely remembered as a staple of feel-good home renovation TV.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The ceremony is typically a funny, feel-good love fest — with comedians who care about other comedians handing out the big award.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The brand funded road repairs across the U.S., turning a community issue into a feel-good story.
—Jeremy Barnett, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, this franchise is largely remembered as a staple of feel-good home renovation TV.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel-good
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In This Article Toilets Mirrors and Glass Shiny Surfaces Shower Doors Stains Who else feels nostalgic around a bottle of shaving cream?—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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Now, things have gotten even more nostalgic as the two Fresh Prince of Belair stars and Doechii linked up to complete the iconic dance scene together.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Brownlee used the same vehicle, equipped with a fuzzy blue steering wheel cover, to drive to and from each of the robberies, according to a statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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The fuzzy, fictional Raymond was turning 16 years old — and naturally, had a blowout party to celebrate.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The formula is simply dreamy to the touch and glides effortlessly onto skin with little blending required.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s a dreamy quality to each scene, which destabilizes confidence in what’s real.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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This melodramatic pivot is surplus to the requirements of a shattered family portrait already rife with conflict and complication, and most moving when centered on small, everyday gestures of tenderness and loyalty.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately this is a terrific cast that also avoids overplaying the melodramatic undertones here, keeping it believably human all the way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The opportunity to expand his supplier network, combined with Vidalia’s proximity and its acquisition the sentimental shuttle looms, made the prospect of working with the doomed mill appealing on paper.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2025
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The ring, a cherished heirloom from Faludi's great-grandmother, was given to Tom by her mother, making the engagement even more sentimental.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
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When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Nov. 2024
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The fragrance opens with a playful dance of marshmallow sweetness, brightened by unexpected touches of lemon and peach skin that keep it from being too saccharine.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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Comments For folks with a sweet tooth for saccharine love stories, Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations hit the spot — most of the time.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel-good. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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