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Recent Examples of happy camper
That was when Jimmy Butler was still a happy camper in South Florida.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the biggest danger in the band coming back was whether touring these old songs by Bennington (on top of Shinoda’s contributions, obviously) would feel like Clinical Depression Cosplay… happy campers at play replicating some of the most relentlessly despondent songs ever committed to record.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
Some camps run their sign-ups in relative secrecy, choosing not to advertise and relying on parents of happy campers to spread the word.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Just add loved ones to the table — and everyone will likely be happy campers.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the biggest danger in the band coming back was whether touring these old songs by Bennington (on top of Shinoda’s contributions, obviously) would feel like Clinical Depression Cosplay… happy campers at play replicating some of the most relentlessly despondent songs ever committed to record.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
Some camps run their sign-ups in relative secrecy, choosing not to advertise and relying on parents of happy campers to spread the word.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Just add loved ones to the table — and everyone will likely be happy campers.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy camper
optimist
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What the optimists did not foresee was that power could eventually shift back.—
SARAH BUSH,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Projected over 162 games, that’s a 94-win clip — a total that would surprise even the most wild-eyed optimists about the potential of the Giants in the first year of Buster Posey taking over as the president of baseball operations.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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“Happy camper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20camper. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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