1
as in to love
to take pleasure in
TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen
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as in to have
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world
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Recent Examples of enjoy
There was no seating plan or order of the day—guests were free to enjoy the event at their own pace.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
This is fantastic news for parents and kids who can now get in plenty of cannonball practice, as well as the Chicagoans who enjoy swimming a few laps out of doors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
On warm summer evenings your patio may come alive with the powerful croaking of tree frogs that enjoy the moist and protective habitat of potted succulents.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Designed with a deep respect for the natural landscape, each homesite averages over a half acre, giving homeowners the space and serenity to enjoy a tranquil lifestyle rarely found in today’s fast-growing Kansas City metropolitan area.
—Prime Development Land Company, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
This is fantastic news for parents and kids who can now get in plenty of cannonball practice, as well as the Chicagoans who enjoy swimming a few laps out of doors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
On warm summer evenings your patio may come alive with the powerful croaking of tree frogs that enjoy the moist and protective habitat of potted succulents.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Designed with a deep respect for the natural landscape, each homesite averages over a half acre, giving homeowners the space and serenity to enjoy a tranquil lifestyle rarely found in today’s fast-growing Kansas City metropolitan area.
—Prime Development Land Company, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoy
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Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny are two players who any team would love to have.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Patriots may also love this Declaration T-shirt, which serves as a reminder that freedom is declared, defended and lived everyday.—
Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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However, it was noted that the victim had a low resting heart rate, dental phobia and had a history of fainting, which the complaint said Watkins did not investigate or document.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Matt Dillon, Bret Maverick, Ben Cartwright and the Virginian all have a new place to hang their Stetsons.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
17 June 2025
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So, having family and friends there, so many reasons to like it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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The San Diego native liked watching YouTube videos of then-St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina throwing runners out.—
Noah Perkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Both are owned by the photographer Eve Turek, whose work captures the natural beauty of the Outer Banks and its wildlife.—
Kate Lewis,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The Cessna was owned by David Shapiro, who was a licensed pilot and believed to be flying, although the NTSB report does not name the pilot.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Absent a major provocation, few U.S. leaders, especially one as image conscious as Trump, would relish another such misadventure.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Between silly videos and heartfelt tributes, Palmer has been relishing in motherhood.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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McVay will be retained for a further period to give strategic advice to the new CEO and also lead in the short to medium term on all of Pact’s political and campaigning work.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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The dilemma is how to retain the beneficial essence of CEQA while dealing with the downsides.—
Daniel Yost,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Over 10 tracks, much of them recorded in his apartment in Brooklyn, Dunne paints a picture of trying to savor little luxuries while struggling to make ends meet.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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What Sartre was articulating—a life of enjoyment, of savoring those evening meals and the theater and mornings spent lost in thought—can be hard to come by in our world.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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James Gabbert/Getty Images The Context Texas law allows people with a license to conceal carry a gun and to possess that gun on college campuses.—
Sophie Clark
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Enjoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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