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Recent Examples of happy talk
Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But amid Biden's working-class happy talk, Republicans are making inroads with America's blue-collar workers.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But amid Biden's working-class happy talk, Republicans are making inroads with America's blue-collar workers.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
Noun
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP struck a deal with the president, making several concessions in exchange for the reversal of his order.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the first phase of the cease-fire, Hamas returned 25 living hostages and the remains of eight others in exchange for the release of nearly 1,800 Palestinian prisoners.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This ongoing and real-time dialogue cultivated a culture of openness and trust, ultimately improving retention rates. 3.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Cate Blanchett in her couture-worthy ensembles as Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Tremaine, steals the picture with her biting dialogue and viper’s smile.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Plus, Chris Christie on the debate over presidential powers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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And the show captures the kind of bull — and bullying — that passes for small talk in Hollywood.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Was that a form of small talk for children, when feelings that were too intense could be covered up more easily than articulated?—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Based on previous research, archeologists know that Mongolians in this period were nomadic pastoralists, rotating herds of ruminants like sheep, goats, and yaks between pastures.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
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The three-year-old female yak was initially misidentified as a bison, a follow-up Facebook post stated.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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