1
as in happiness
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
the inexpressible joy that the couple are feeling upon the birth of their first child
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2
as in delight
a source of great satisfaction
my car is my pride and joy
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as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Recent Examples of joy
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2026
It is lit with joy, with purpose, with a fierce kind of love that refuses to dim.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, to the joy of investors, untold thousands of jobs have vanished.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Getting to shoot the action sequences, getting to play those moments of high intensity, the thrills, the suspense, that was such a joy.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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Noun
Saturday night cemented the team’s legendary status among New Yorkers, bringing unimaginable amounts of joy to the city after decades of heartbreak.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2026
It is lit with joy, with purpose, with a fierce kind of love that refuses to dim.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, to the joy of investors, untold thousands of jobs have vanished.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Getting to shoot the action sequences, getting to play those moments of high intensity, the thrills, the suspense, that was such a joy.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joy
Noun
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This can increase feelings of happiness and reduce feelings of pain.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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That’s how the game should be remembered, not for the rowdiness in the streets from people who use violence to express happiness.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Fury’s personal preference is not known but his delight at returning to America at the weekend points to him being eager to fight there again.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But stumbling into a town with a visual landscape that still shows Guedes' thumbprint was a delight.—
Matt Ozug,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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None of this is to suggest Brisbane is a utopian fantasy of domestic bliss.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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So this summer, give yourself permission to read for pleasure — and come back to work as a better leader for it.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Adventure blends with delight as pleasure-seeking Venus moves into your 9th House of Exploration, inviting upbeat, patient learning and joyful cultural curiosity.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Megna and the Eagles returned home to Northern Colorado ready to triumph, needing to win one more game to reach the Calder Cup Final for the first time in franchise history.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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This time, the Mexican national team triumphed 2-0 before an exuberant crowed at its home stadium.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The fifth annual LCCAs will air on June 17 on Peacock and Bravo, and fans are in for a treat.—
Emma Urdangen,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Fill each compartment with an assortment of fruit, nuts and other treats and place it in the refrigerator.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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With the third season of ‘The Vampire Lestat’–AMC’s series adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic vampire novels of the same name–underway, viewers are once again gorging on a visual feast thanks to costume designer Lex Wood.—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Such systems support a shifting cast of scavengers and then microbes specialized to these fleeting feasts.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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