as in cheerful
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showing complete happiness
The First Lady's beatific smile greeted the schoolchildren visiting the White House.
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Recent Examples of beatific
A bit of a drive further on Santa Monica offers the beatific resting place of many stars, Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s a certain beatific joyfulness in that song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of these enigmatic faces—their mouths curved into the suggestion of a smile, their eyes blank, their expressions somewhere between beatific and fearsome—have aged better than others over the centuries, but even the ones traced with lichen and chipped away by war and nature are spellbinding.
—Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
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Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s a certain beatific joyfulness in that song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of these enigmatic faces—their mouths curved into the suggestion of a smile, their eyes blank, their expressions somewhere between beatific and fearsome—have aged better than others over the centuries, but even the ones traced with lichen and chipped away by war and nature are spellbinding.
—Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatific
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From glassware and accessories to kitchen tabletop and home decor, these functional yet giftable pieces combine cheerful patterns, playful details and practical use.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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For the most part, the Croatia and England fans were a happy, cheerful bunch, sporting their teams colors, chanting happy tunes and enjoying the unique experience.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Women in black hijabs and abayas, many wearing badges depicting Zahra’s smiling face, lined the streets as men prayed over her casket, placed outside the Husseiniya, a Shiite hall.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sweet orange and tangerine in particular are showing up as accessible, joyful entry points for anyone who wants a scent that does a little extra work.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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As my character waited, the mood was joyful.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Pariah promises that now is not forever, and that refusing to compromise yourself is a blissful form of freedom.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Matchday in Panama is a blissful assault on the senses.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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As the film’s dance sequences played in front of me before ending in an ecstatic, cathartic rave-release, I was reminded again of that hopeful feeling for what the future may hold.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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Christina Baanders-Decker and her husband, who run Midwest Cyclery in Westport, were ecstatic to learn the Dutch national team would call Kansas City home for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Both Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to be delighted that Prince George will follow in his father’s footsteps and attend Eton in September.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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They’d be astonished, delighted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Five hundred fans broke into rapturous applause.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The brand that started with a single backpack design on the streets of New York has hit the top five best-selling brand list on StockX — where audiences are paying above retail for the gear — and the brand's recent London Fashion Week debut was also received with rapturous applause.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Sandy is happy with the decision as well.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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The open-air happy-hour atmosphere is laid-back, family-friendly, community-oriented, and tropical while still delivering on quality music.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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“Beatific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatific. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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