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• n  a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles
• n  an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
• s  pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

• Bottom line: She reminded her supporters why they favor her, and may have won over some undecideds with her unfalteringly upbeat attitude and air of maturity.
• Osteen's relentlessly upbeat television sermons had helped Adams, 49, get through the hard times, and now Adams was expecting the smiling, Texas-twanged 43-year-old to help boost .
• An upbeat fusion of energetic percussion, traditional instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics.

• wellbeing
• well-being
• welfare
• eudaemonia
• eudaimonia
• offbeat
• cheerful
• pollyannaish

• ill-being

News & Articles

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• London Markets: U.K. stocks rise after employment data
  U.K. stocks climb on Wednesday, after an upbeat take on the country’s labor situation, although shares of Severn Trent PLC sink after a potential offer for the utility falls through.
  June 12, 2013 - Market Watch
• Santa Cruz enters new fiscal year on upbeat note
  SANTA CRUZ -- City leaders sounded an upbeat tone Monday as they combed through details of the nearly $78 million 2013-14 general fund budget, which has a healthy surplus with enough left over to catch up on overdue maintenance projects and help employees who have faced pay cuts and increased benefits costs.
  June 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
• Facebook lifted by upbeat analyst reviews
  Facebook shares rise, wiping out last week’s losses, as the stock gets an upbeat review from an analyst who cites the positive experience of a pet food store.
  June 10, 2013 - Market Watch

Quotes

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• President Bush in USA Today
  I come with an upbeat message, a hopeful message -- a message that will prevail here in the Middle East,Bush said.
• Sam Perkins in CNN International
  That's a real friend who's got your back and would do just about anything for you,Perkins said. "That smile just gets you. He was upbeat all the time."
• Daniel Alfredsson in SportingNews.com
  We were upbeat and we have nothing to lose now,Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson said. "We're going to go out there and try to bring it home to Ottawa again for Game 6. There's no question that we believe we can do that." "We've...