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perky

[pur-kee] / ˈpɜr ki /


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It's languishing near the bottom of the bookmakers' odds, which is a shame, as I enjoyed its perky Josie & The Pussycats energy.

From BBC May 8, 2026

To those viewers, she was indistinguishable from Laura Petrie, everybody’s favorite perky wife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and they couldn’t get over the thought of Laura divorcing Van Dyke’s charming, devoted Rob.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2026

But, Jason was going to be alright: the vet said, aside from mild dehydration, the dog was already back to his fluffy, perky self.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

A perky reggae riff kicks off “Redondo Beach.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

When we got here, she said, “I’m Morina, the Good Day, Bay! host,” and she vigorously shook all the teachers' hands and gave us kids perky high fives.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

"He's getting perkier and his injured eye looks better," Ms Smith said.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2024

The situation evokes both Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit,” where hell is defined as other people, and a perkier than usual episode of “The Twilight Zone.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2023

Or we can wait for the perkier, sunnier treatment of that question by indulging in the return of Hulu’s “I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman,” starting its new season on Thursday.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2018

Its plot and tone exist between the brooding “Dear Evan Hansen” and another, perkier Broadway hit, “Mean Girls.”

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2018

“When you get to feeling perkier, I promise to buy you any flavor soda you want!”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The perkiest - by far - turned out to be the 90-year-old election guru so they did the obvious thing and popped him on set.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2022

But these touches, not to mention the many needle drops from the era’s perkiest pop and soul, seem hardly necessary when Rylance’s shuffling, quirky brand of distracted optimism is its own engine of folksy positivity.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2022

The composite purchasing managers’ index, a measure of business activity in which a reading above 50 indicates growth, stood at 59.5 in July, the perkiest since records began in 1998.

From Economist Aug. 8, 2013

Michelle Delamor: And speaking of perky, here comes the perkiest of them all.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2010

And once everyone was milling around and chatting, Roz began speaking in her perkiest voice.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown




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