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upbeat

adjective as in cheerful

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The eight-time Pro Bowl selection remained upbeat in the immediate aftermath of the injury, joking around with teammates and smiling and gesturing to the Miami crowd as he was carted off the field.

They may also chip away at your mood slowly, through backhanded compliments or pressuring you to be upbeat, where they don't allow you to express how you are really feeling.

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Sarwar addressed the conference with an upbeat message despite recent opinion polls suggesting support for his party in Scotland has fallen substantially since the general election, with Reform challenging Labour for second place.

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"The latest economic data are considerably more upbeat than the droopy August jobs report," said Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank.

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Companies that make consumer goods are also upbeat about a pick-up in demand.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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