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Recent Examples of gladden But there’s something reliably gladdening about sitting down with a warm bowl that promises to nourish. Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2025 But there’s something genuinely gladdening to take away from this inquiry into the modern media. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 18 Feb. 2023 The quick-change, prop-heavy musical skit brings to the stage, briefly, staples from that classic variety show that will gladden the hearts of TV nostalgists: acrobats, plate spinners, jugglers, the Rockettes, the Vienna Boys Choir, Liberace and even the mouse puppet Topo Gigio. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022 The word from Washington is sure to gladden the Newsom campaign. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021 Even a dead beaver, with its buck teeth sticking out of its decomposing skull, seemed to gladden Balken. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 The Concorde will gladden the hearts of record buffs. J. A. Maxtone Graham, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020 That turnaround is sure to gladden the hearts of Republicans, who have no hope of controlling the White House without Texas. Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladden
Verb
  • It’s left supporters on Capitol Hill delighted, frustrated, or wondering what’s next.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Monteverde’s cloud forest is a haven for nature lovers, with canopy walks and wildlife encounters that will delight young and old alike.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Get the recipe > Creamy, cheesy, and satisfying, this dip is sure to please at your next late-summer get together.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Film studios have long struggled to make adaptations of video games that please critics and audiences, and some critics have suggested video games are tough to adapt because the sheer volume of gaming content has to be condensed to fit the length of a movie.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dancing alone in her bedroom won’t satisfy her, especially after Hollywood claims her for a dance competition slash reality TV show.
    Eliana Ramage September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His Coconut Grove home, as well as his wages as a city commissioner, have both been protected by the courts and cannot be collected to satisfy the judgment.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One account published in 2002 by Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky claimed that the train carried cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine from Paris, and that passengers feasted on live lobster and pork barbecue.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • With no football to feed, Blake Lawrence thinks DU hockey should continue to feast at the Frozen Four.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Powerful real estate developer Frank (Tracy Letts) looks at Lee like a pesky bug that keeps flitting about, yet he’s also amused by his antics.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On TikTok, Kobe's antics left viewers amused.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Gladden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladden. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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