life-affirming
adjective
: indicating that life has value : positive and optimistic
Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message.
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This life-affirming, artistic philosophy is reinforced on the sparkling white walls of Moco, which are scattered with aspirational, block capital meanderings from the artists on show.
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Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
With more than 400,000 admissions to date in Sweden, this life-affirming documentary shattered box office records and is still in theaters after 32 weeks.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
To boot, the story is genuinely affecting, as Schmidt and Jenko’s relationship builds and morphs into a bona fide life-affirming friendship.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
To many fans, such stanzas are life-affirming poetry or, at the very least, quotable enough to adorn shirts and throw pillows and Stanley cups as crystallizations of their own identity.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
With more than 400,000 admissions to date in Sweden, this life-affirming documentary shattered box office records and is still in theaters after 32 weeks.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
To boot, the story is genuinely affecting, as Schmidt and Jenko’s relationship builds and morphs into a bona fide life-affirming friendship.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
To many fans, such stanzas are life-affirming poetry or, at the very least, quotable enough to adorn shirts and throw pillows and Stanley cups as crystallizations of their own identity.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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