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cheerful

[cheer-fuhl] / ˈtʃɪər fəl /


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She also paid tribute to the "heroine of this story" - her mother - who "kept the home warm and cheerful, and encouraged us to get qualified and independent".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Charlene remembered her nephew as a source of happiness in her home, a cheerful presence who once used his allowance to buy his mother a stuffed unicorn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Reviewing the earlier iteration, our critic said the show paints “Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

He was excited and cheerful and willing to share his opinions.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

At the Daiichi plant, the reactors were housed in six square buildings that had been painted a cheerful baby blue.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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