Happy and New

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Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

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New and happy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "New" instead an adjective "Happy".

Nearby Words: happiness, happily

New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.

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Happy and new are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "New".

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

He holds her in a tight embrace and weeps, begging her to accept the possibility that there is hope, and still a possibility of a new and happy life for a little girl like her.

Source: Because You Were Nice to Me
Subverted in Concession, on Matt's first day at his new job as a physical therapist a client asked if he was getting a "happy ending", that was when he went for the acupuncture needles.

Source: Happy Ending Massage
So basically, she overrode a happy ending to put a HAPPIER ending in place: it's very contentious among fans, as some see the new ending as happier, others less so.

Source: Happy Ending Override

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New or Happy. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/happy/new.

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