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ray of sunshine

ADJECTIVE
optimistic
Synonyms
STRONG
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising rose-colored rosy sanguine sunny trusting utopian
Antonyms
STRONG
dejected depressed doubtful gloomy hopeless pessimistic sorrowful
ADJECTIVE
Panglossian
Synonyms
WEAK
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith looking on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising rose-colored roseate rosy sanguine sunny trusting upbeat utopian
ADJECTIVE
rose-colored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rosy utopian
WEAK
Panglossian assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith looking on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising roseate sanguine sunny trusting upbeat

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Like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest has arrived to dispel the gloom of a weary world.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

And since my game is retirement, you should not be surprised that this ray of sunshine comes from Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Australia's prime minister vowed to stamp out extremism Thursday as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as "our little ray of sunshine".

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Tory, a redheaded ray of sunshine, makes it even cheerier.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Then he got out, kissed Bertha on the cheek, patted Wishbone on the head, and told me I was a ray of sunshine at the end of a long, sorry day.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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