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
In the wake of episodes that evoke a crawl across a wasteland, the conflict is resolved in favor of the major, in a beatific pianissimo.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 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
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Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In the wake of episodes that evoke a crawl across a wasteland, the conflict is resolved in favor of the major, in a beatific pianissimo.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatific
Adjective
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Sweater nails feel cozy and cheerful in the winter, especially in a shocking shade of scarlet.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Citrus Wreaths Create cheerful wreaths that lean on in-season oranges and lemons for pops of color.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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Horses that smelled the fear samples touched the experimenter less than those in a control group or those that smelled joyful sweat samples.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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That's described by people who were very frustrated with them in court transcripts, and that is also described in their text, but in a different way, as something joyful and wonderful.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Netflix What happens when a supernatural danger descends on a blissful retirement community?—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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The great majority of people who have NDEs describe the experience as blissful, more real than reality itself, and altogether outside of time.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Two and three months ago, Wall Street was captivated by another stellar earnings season, a Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts into a steady economy and constant ecstatic new projections for AI spending.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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The small-market Brewers delighted in knocking out the Cubs from the playoffs this past fall, even posing with an L flag that a fan brought into the ballpark.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The tired hosts will be delighted.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Revered by her followers, her rapturous quest to build a utopia comes to life through song and movement.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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The publication is a stylish bible of the young downtown set and is known for its irreverence, early internet aesthetic, and buzzy parties, which reportedly draw rapturous crowds.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In January 2025, Lane posted a photo on Instagram of himself hugging Layla and wishing her a happy birthday.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Kinnear, though, is happy with the lineup.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Beatific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatific. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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