rejoiced; rejoicing
: to give joy to : gladden
: to feel joy or great delight
rejoicer
noun
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We all rejoiced over our friend's good luck.
rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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In a sign that the company has taken back at least some control over its stock narrative, many on Wall Street rejoiced that Netflix can now return to focus on its pure-play streaming strategy.
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And in their absence, the other lives in the city rejoiced.
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South Dallas community leaders rejoiced after the vote.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
And in their absence, the other lives in the city rejoiced.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
South Dallas community leaders rejoiced after the vote.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
—Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rejoice
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejoice. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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