1
as in savoring
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 having
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 enjoying
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images As Micron customers try and adjust to a new reality of constantly rising memory prices, investors in the company are enjoying historic profit margins.
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Ari Levy,kif Leswing,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
After a morning of spotty showers, the Twin Cities is enjoying sunshine, a nice breeze and highs in the mid-70s Wednesday.
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Lisa Meadows,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
There’s something special about unwinding outdoors, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature by yourself or with company, and having glowing lights as a backdrop.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
He was seen enjoying a night out in West Hollywood alongside his older brother, Jason Kelce, 38, former Kansas City Chiefs teammate Ross Travis, 33, and comedian Druski, 31.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Is anyone visibly enjoying this World Cup more than Haaland?
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Those matches have brought hundreds of fans to the team’s famous yellow jerseys who want to watch the match while enjoying dishes from the homeland.
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Dylan Lysen
june 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
McKendrick is now enjoying the internet’s reaction to the moment.
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Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Ari Levy,kif Leswing,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
After a morning of spotty showers, the Twin Cities is enjoying sunshine, a nice breeze and highs in the mid-70s Wednesday.
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Lisa Meadows,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
There’s something special about unwinding outdoors, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature by yourself or with company, and having glowing lights as a backdrop.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
He was seen enjoying a night out in West Hollywood alongside his older brother, Jason Kelce, 38, former Kansas City Chiefs teammate Ross Travis, 33, and comedian Druski, 31.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Is anyone visibly enjoying this World Cup more than Haaland?
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Those matches have brought hundreds of fans to the team’s famous yellow jerseys who want to watch the match while enjoying dishes from the homeland.
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Dylan Lysen
june 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
McKendrick is now enjoying the internet’s reaction to the moment.
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Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoying
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Carmy vowed to get the restaurant out of debt before savoring some soul-searching and crafting a new recipe for success.
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Director Spike Lee, perhaps the team’s most iconic fan, was on a float with Brunson, savoring the moment.
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Despite appearing in just 13 games this season due to injury and having a negative wins above replacement value, per Baseball Reference, Kirk received 1,488,788 votes and second place among AL catchers.
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With the games now having the kind of stakes that Thursday’s contest lacked, that leaky defense – especially in crunch time toward the end of matches – is the possible Achilles heel for this team.
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg.
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The museum began with Grant’s lifelong dream of owning an actual Gremlin puppet.
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The Tartan Army, Scotland’s band of fun-loving supporters, took over Boston for the past 10 days and migrated to South Florida this weekend.
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Not to the American fan who calls it soccer, waves the flag and doesn't apologize for loving his country.
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On Monday, Eli Collins, VP Product at Google DeepMind, announced the investment in A24, giving the company access to DeepMind’s research, infrastructure, and global reach, which will have an active hand in shaping new workflows, with A24 and its filmmakers retaining full creative control.
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As with other home improvement supplies, retaining current paint colors is smart in case walls need touch-ups or a fresh coat.
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At issue today is whether or not liking social media posts is an angerable offence on a reality television program.
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The double-decker style gives you two stories to personalize to your liking whether a downstairs café and upstairs studio apartment or a guesthouse for visitors.
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Religious vow Landor was incarcerated in Louisiana in 2020 for possessing methamphetamine, cocaine, amphetamine and marijuana.
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Williams was charged with possessing methamphetamine for sale while armed and is out of jail, having posted $170,000 bail.
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“Enjoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoying. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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