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wholesome

[hohl-suhm] / ˈhoʊl səm /


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A few months later the pair went on a handful of "lovely, wholesome" dates.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Keen says she actually preferred Galaxy to the first film as it has "loads of funny moments" alongside "cute, wholesome moments".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

There is no modest, wholesome attempt at going out on his own to make a life beyond what marital destiny provided.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

After father-daughter duo Fyütch and Aura V clinched their win for best children’s music album with the exceedingly wholesome “Harmony,” the two took their matching purple outfits for a spin in the Grammys press room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

“First Murderer must be Dudley-at-the-gate; I suppose the other was Count Dracula. A wholesome family.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson