1
as in happiness
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
the inexpressible joy that the couple are feeling upon the birth of their first child
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2
as in delight
a source of great satisfaction
my car is my pride and joy
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as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Recent Examples of joy
Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 22 June 2026
And much to people’s joy, his mother secured a visa to watch her son help towards another memorable moment yesterday.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Thank you, Clive, for believing in excellence and helping bring so much joy to the world through music.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
Her family also reacted with joy.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
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Noun
Being his life partner was the joy of my life.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 22 June 2026
And much to people’s joy, his mother secured a visa to watch her son help towards another memorable moment yesterday.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Thank you, Clive, for believing in excellence and helping bring so much joy to the world through music.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
Her family also reacted with joy.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joy
Noun
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By the end of the morning, happiness had moved through every neighborhood in the hospital.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Simon Cowell's fiancée, Lauren Cowell, is revealing the secret to his happiness.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Fury’s personal preference is not known but his delight at returning to America at the weekend points to him being eager to fight there again.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But stumbling into a town with a visual landscape that still shows Guedes' thumbprint was a delight.—
Matt Ozug,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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None of this is to suggest Brisbane is a utopian fantasy of domestic bliss.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Now in its 38th edition, the annual issue is a record of the highest expressions of craft, ingenuity, creativity, pleasure, and wonder across 15 categories and from around the globe.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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So one of the best teams the World Cup has ever seen left without the trophy and a West German side representing a nation still bearing the scars of the Second World War triumphed.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The oldest and largest is Aemond’s dragon Vhagar, who has already triumphed over a couple of Team Black’s dragonriders.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The fifth annual LCCAs will air on June 17 on Peacock and Bravo, and fans are in for a treat.—
Emma Urdangen,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Fill each compartment with an assortment of fruit, nuts and other treats and place it in the refrigerator.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Aemond promises to throw a feast in his mother's honor at Harrenhal Castle with Daemon's head looking on from a pike.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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At Firetower, guests feast on Vietnamese-style summer rolls with Gulf shrimp and braised kale and sweet-potato pizza with mozzarella.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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