childlike
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They made time between the Bikini Kill and Garbage sets to hop on the carousel, which festivalgoers of all ages rode with childlike whimsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I think a lot of the times we're told when we're adults that we can't enjoy things with this sense of childlike joy any more," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Our critic said the presentation “sets out to recast 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 ● Jul. 5, 2026
In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The competition could be lethal, yet there was a childlike exuberance to it all, lots of pranks and horseplay.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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