1
as in loves
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 has
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 enjoys
Now Qatar—a state that shelters Hamas leaders, bankrolls Muslim Brotherhood offshoots, and runs influence operations the world over—enjoys the protection of an American guarantee.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit Mrigakshi is a science journalist who enjoys writing about space exploration, biology, and technological innovations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Only a sadist enjoys facing the ruthless Magic.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
San Diego County enjoys beautiful weather most of the year for many outdoor activities, including cycling.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Travis Kelce enjoys some chicken at the Kelce Car Jam in Kansas City, Missouri, and Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva are all dressed up for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
No one in the NFL enjoys playing in a Thursday night game.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
If your family enjoys wordplay games, choose Scrabble or Crazy Letters.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s a terrific 15-16 track album buried in here, but, at the end of the day, nobody enjoys digging for the jewels — especially after waiting to see them for seven years.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit Mrigakshi is a science journalist who enjoys writing about space exploration, biology, and technological innovations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Only a sadist enjoys facing the ruthless Magic.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
San Diego County enjoys beautiful weather most of the year for many outdoor activities, including cycling.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Travis Kelce enjoys some chicken at the Kelce Car Jam in Kansas City, Missouri, and Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva are all dressed up for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
No one in the NFL enjoys playing in a Thursday night game.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
If your family enjoys wordplay games, choose Scrabble or Crazy Letters.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s a terrific 15-16 track album buried in here, but, at the end of the day, nobody enjoys digging for the jewels — especially after waiting to see them for seven years.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoys
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On some level, everybody loves Taylor Swift.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our parent judge loves that these dolls are made from the high-quality materials that stand up to play.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The expectation was that rates could move more decisively on Friday, when the monthly employment report was set for release, but the government shutdown now has that in limbo.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Flexjet chairman also likes to celebrate success with fine watches, similar to Tom Brady and Mark Zuckerberg.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even then, Joao Pedro is seen as more of a No 10 or someone who likes to drop deep as a centre-forward rather than solely concentrating on getting into the area.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For an artist who now owns her entire catalog, the track lands like a victory lap disguised as a reckoning.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Svab, who co-owns Hereafter, also bartends at Buzzard’s Roost.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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But privately, Ja Morant, the team’s 26-year-old franchise guard who relishes taking on elite defenders, was voicing displeasure with the system’s de-emphasis of pick-and-rolls.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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This flexibility is ideal for Snow, who relishes the freedom to change things up at home.—
Madison Yauger,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Everything from his faux signature to the fact that Chad neither attends the university nor possesses the identifying documents to enroll creates a new crisis.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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If a child already possesses these skills, then redshirting is not needed.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That's a bit like how Multimatic creates the GTD, which retains just enough Mustang shape to look familiar, but little else.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Free Press retains editorial control of this work.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Enjoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoys. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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