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cheery

[cheer-ee] / ˈtʃɪər i /
ADJECTIVE
cheerful
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STRONGEST


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She stops to talk, or shouts a cheery "Hi, you alright?" to nearly everybody passing on foot or by car.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Long after Massie left the stage, the mood around the hotel where his election night party was held stayed cheery.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Wall Street didn’t agree with that cheery assessment.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

She was like one of those cheery young physicians in Hawaiian shirts and tennis shoes that you see on TV shows.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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