as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Recent Examples of joyous
Not wrong for much of the last three decades — but Saturday night’s gig, and all the joyous revelry surrounding it, showed why the Live ’25 Tour has been payoff enough for none of them to look back in anger at any of it.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Funny, joyous, incredibly moving, Passing Strange touches on several of Lee’s favorite themes (race, family) but his underrated gift for working with actors is on full display here.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Eddie Palmieri, the late Latin jazz and salsa pioneer, makes a joyous posthumous appearance in Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee's newest joint with Denzel Washington.
—EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Moody, of all people, uplifted the 49ers’ mood and got mobbed by joyous teammates for his winning finish.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Funny, joyous, incredibly moving, Passing Strange touches on several of Lee’s favorite themes (race, family) but his underrated gift for working with actors is on full display here.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Eddie Palmieri, the late Latin jazz and salsa pioneer, makes a joyous posthumous appearance in Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee's newest joint with Denzel Washington.
—EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Moody, of all people, uplifted the 49ers’ mood and got mobbed by joyous teammates for his winning finish.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyous
Adjective
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Chelsea will be thankful for a favourable run of opening fixtures after a busy summer winning the Club World Cup, meaning a shorter pre-season for them.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, Kafka has been enjoying his time with this group and is thankful for the various people who have helped put him in this position.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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By building ethical, explainable and collaborative AI systems, agencies can keep clients delighted and employees empowered.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Barcelona have addressed the weaknesses Flick identified at the start of the summer, and the players who stayed at the club are delighted to keep working under him.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And Newsom’s press office was happy to run with the engagement.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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In a consumer landscape flooded with fast-branding and novelty NPD, the success of GN Wines reveals a different truth: consumers are happy to follow a famous face but only repeatedly when the product delivers, the voice is consistent, and the partnership lasts.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The man is glad to have posted it on Reddit, though.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Most Floridians would be glad to take Scott’s place for his $174,000 salary alone.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Putin has such an arrangement with Belarus and might be satisfied with a Ukraine that’s not fully sovereign, militarily weak and outside of NATO.—
Ronald Suny,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2025
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Many of today’s workers are much less satisfied with working for someone else just to get a steady, reliable paycheck.—
Ray Titus,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The energy was high and joyful, and people were genuinely having fun.—
Meredith Nierman,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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And he was released to his joyful family – and to find his girlfriend alive and waiting for him.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cotswolds, England Best for: travelers emphasizing the solo-ness of solo travel Sometimes, the perfect solo trip means playing up the blissful solitude.—
Road Trips,
AFAR Media,
6 Aug. 2025
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But there’s something extra special about this sudden, blissful hush.—
Elizabeth Broadbent,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Joyous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyous. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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