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Recent Examples of blissful Only true believers could expect such blissful symmetry. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Adolescents tend to operate in a blissful state of oblivion around the aesthetic curation of a home, but Adam Sternberg wasn’t like most children. Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025 Robbie’s practical version of that blissful beach is a remote quarry near his rural home. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Put the new QuietComforts in your ears and the rest of the world simply falls into blissful silence. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blissful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blissful
Adjective
  • During his postgame news conference, Napier had a thankful message for the crowd, thanking them for making a positive impact on his players on the field.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The idea is that Arj will see how superficial and shallow the good life really is, and be far more thankful for his own meager existence.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas and co-owner David Beckham were both clearly delighted with the news of Messi’s new contract.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Overwhelmed and delighted to see the first public showing of her work at age 85, Austen attended with Tate and 300 guests.
    Margaret Hetherman, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the photos, the couple can be seen smiling and lying on a bed of grass surrounded by an array of white florals, and celebrating their happy news with a sweet kiss and a bottle of champagne.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So everyone is more or less happy.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • California defended its practices in a formal response to the Transportation Department, but federal officials were not satisfied.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Tidal Financial Group Chief Revenue Officer Gavin Filmore finds many of his clients are no longer satisfied with buying popular ETFs tied to market indexes.
    Jill Schneider, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While acknowledging the challenges and volatility of the current global scenario, the group’s chief executive officer Andrea Guerra sounded pleased with the performance during a call with analysts on Thursday at the end of trading in Hong Kong, where the company is publicly listed.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Strickland was pleased with how the Stallions rose up to the challenge of playing in the elite Division 1 that has 12 teams playing in the 16-team bracket (four teams had first-round byes).
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Harrison would have been glad of the assist, too.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The decision, announced Friday, was made in close consultation with Britain’s King Charles III, who is believed to be glad at the outcome, while Prince William and other members of the royal family were also consulted on the discussions, CNN understands.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • My version is joyous chaos, filled with boisterous friends, rarely featuring a turkey, often ending with cake.
    Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This should be a joyous fictional gay wedding.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to delightful dish after delightful dish, tasting menu participants have the joyful experience of choosing their own chopstick holder and steak knife.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The post has evolved into All the Cool Girls Get Fired, a rollicking, joyful self-help book and how-to guide, that aims to empower and inform women amidst the turbulent job market of the 2020s.
    Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blissful. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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