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high-spirited

[hahy-spir-i-tid] / ˈhaɪˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /


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Jocelyn Bioh’s high-spirited ensemble comedy, vibrantly directed by Whitney White, took us inside the lives of the African immigrant women who work at a Harlem braiding salon.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Either way, the high-spirited jams are a throwback to a time when you still felt like clapping your hands, and maybe even saying “yeah. “

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Slightly goofy, high-spirited and devoid of figures, it barely registers as a Munch.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

The event was scriptless, to honor a compromise with striking writers, but chock full of high-spirited Broadway performances drawing raucous cheers from an audience clearly thrilled to be there at all.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

He sprang up, a smallish man, high-spirited and ebullient.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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