as in cheerfulness
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities
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Recent Examples of glee
Fines and any restriction or suspension of the driver’s license aren’t going to be met with glee by the driver, either.
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
The essay, which appeared in the literary magazine n+1, was the second most read piece in the publication’s history, and was widely discussed with both glee and horror.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
Porsche expressed some extra glee at setting the manual-transmission record, and said manual transmission sales for the 911 GT3 are up, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
The White House didn't respond to USA TODAY's request for comment, but Trump has repeatedly expressed glee at law firms cutting deals.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
The essay, which appeared in the literary magazine n+1, was the second most read piece in the publication’s history, and was widely discussed with both glee and horror.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
Porsche expressed some extra glee at setting the manual-transmission record, and said manual transmission sales for the 911 GT3 are up, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
The White House didn't respond to USA TODAY's request for comment, but Trump has repeatedly expressed glee at law firms cutting deals.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glee
Noun
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Some of the biggest cheers of the afternoon came when Jared Young, a position player who was forced into pitching duty, got Kameron Misner to fly out to end the top of the ninth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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When the surviving members of the Twins Platoon came home to Minnesota, the reception received by some was a stark departure from the cheers that went up in Met Stadium when they were inducted.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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While the White Sox play the Rangers in Texas on Saturday afternoon, the Archdiocese of Chicago will be at Rate Field celebrating the new leader of the Catholic Church — who was born and raised on the city’s South Side — with a Mass by Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich and other festivities.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The festivities end on June 22 with KC Defender’s Juneteenth Freedom Day Cookout, which will celebrate the history of radical Black resistance.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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