as in cheerfulness
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Recent Examples of perkiness
For decades, the public face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, included the perkiness of the Osmond family and missionaries on bicycles, portraying an unwavering, wholesome image.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perkiness
Noun
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Astronomers repeatedly attempted to fit subtle shifts in the brightness of T CrB to the few points of reliable historical data on offer, while accounting for fluctuations in the white dwarf's feeding rate.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Green, in soft shades from sage to pistachio, is a new neutral that adds nice brightness to a spring wardrobe.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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Within five months of the arrival of new Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker, optimism has emerged that a struggling defense may be on the brink of major improvement.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Your optimism works best when grounded in facts, so keep promises small and doable.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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“Perkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perkiness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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