as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents
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Recent Examples of bubbly
The grain salads are as light and refreshing as the crisp, bubbly Baldwin cider.
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Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Pour yourself a bubbly beverage and study up on the difference between these popular fizzy drinks.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Eitel opened SportClub in 2018, as a downtown bar and gathering place to watch sports with beer, bubbly and internationally inspired bites.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Book fans will notice several changes to the plot and locales in the movie (streaming on Netflix), but the story remains an enjoyable, bubbly rom-com.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Pour yourself a bubbly beverage and study up on the difference between these popular fizzy drinks.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Eitel opened SportClub in 2018, as a downtown bar and gathering place to watch sports with beer, bubbly and internationally inspired bites.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Book fans will notice several changes to the plot and locales in the movie (streaming on Netflix), but the story remains an enjoyable, bubbly rom-com.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbly
Adjective
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Zar described the reopening as both joyful and reflective, acknowledging the emotional weight carried by families who lived through evacuation, loss, and uncertainty.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gallows humor and joyful nihilism seems something of a trend in 2026, and the penguin appears to fit that category, although many have found the creature to be a symbol of endurance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s possibly because the film wasn’t as well received as the first by critics — but most still thought that Grande would snag another supporting nomination for her effervescent Glinda.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the 1990s, Dave and Nadine Lipson purchased the 37,000-acre property and renamed it Paws Up (formerly The Resort at Paws Up) after their dogs’ exuberant greeting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and a former Olympic runner, ascended as an exuberant and inspiring leader over a two-decade career in urban education.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But smart casting, witty writing, lively directing, and artful character development have also yielded the rare superhero riff that, as Kovak puts it, finds the human underneath.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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For 30 minutes, the producers mostly paint with a warm, lively palette, whisking fragments of IDM, ghettotech, and house into a hypnotic swirl.—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While the film is not entirely based on her own life, it’s meant to nod to her own vivacious spirit (and love of ballroom dancing), which the filmmaker refers to throughout the film’s official press notes.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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When ranking Providence as the 10th most underrated food city in America, Chowhound named the raw bar and restaurant Gift Horse as proof of the city's substantial, vivacious, and critically acclaimed food scene.—
Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are weak patches, but the four actors (Wilde, MVP Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz) keep it buoyant, with a crackling energy that makes the endless streams of overlapping talk play like jazz.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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As the comedy progresses, its buoyant tone clenches and darkens, and the plot bends and lurches, in ways that, to me, felt unnecessarily punitive toward both Haru and the audience.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Protease, a gentle enzyme, smooths texture and helps strengthen the moisture barrier so skin stays bouncier, less reactive, and better hydrated.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2026
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Buzelis, however, is bouncy enough to fling shots near the rim as a lingering secondary rim protector.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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