happiness

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Recent Examples of happiness The idea is to lift people out of poverty, meet their basic needs, and make the pursuit of happiness attainable. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2025 Or whatever gradation of happiness translated to social media. Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025 Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic. Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 Men seem to be happiest when their wives’ income reaches about 40% of their own, and then their happiness declines beyond that threshold. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for happiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happiness
Noun
  • As a band that, with each album, has been traveling more towards joy, play, and relief, Laraaji makes sense as a collaborator.
    Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In more recent versions, joy is emphasized over shame.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The truth is that silence can be mistaken for contentment.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The prospect of him dying brought her contentment.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Its fitness mode adds resistance, making your legs work more with each step.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That paradise is North Sea Jazz Festival, a 3-day celebration of local and international sonics, food and tropical bliss that descends upon the island’s capital of Willemstad each year, but with none before having gone as big as 2025’s rendition.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Part of his enjoyment came from being surrounded by talented actors like Carell, Fey, Domingo, Calvani and Kenney-Silver.
    Sean Mandell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Although that trip was born from an educational perspective, there was a high level of luxury and enjoyment.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This also presents an opportunity for Europe to turn strongly towards renewables and develop more nuclear, wind, and water infrastructure in order to fully account for the gap which would further erode Russia’s relevance in that market.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Explain that rest and recharge time directly contributes to better performance, creativity, and job satisfaction.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Apple has lost its spot atop a long-running study of customer satisfaction in computers to one of its older Silicon Valley neighbors.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The robot is trained specially for disaster-response applications, requiring it to pass multiple tests to prove its usefulness.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Future Of Work With AI Meeting Assistants AI meeting assistants are still new for many organizations, but their usefulness is undeniable.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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

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