as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful
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Recent Examples of joyful
The music of the era, all of that was joyful, to go back to an increasingly rare art form with the digitization of everything now.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Hopefully, his newfound fame will bring him many more joyful interactions.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Set against the beautiful backdrop of Markle's home in Montecito, California, the new season invites viewers into her world of creativity, connection, and joyful living.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Dad was proof that life didn’t end—indeed, could become more joyful—after sobriety.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Hopefully, his newfound fame will bring him many more joyful interactions.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Set against the beautiful backdrop of Markle's home in Montecito, California, the new season invites viewers into her world of creativity, connection, and joyful living.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Dad was proof that life didn’t end—indeed, could become more joyful—after sobriety.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyful
Adjective
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Chelsea will be thankful for a favourable run of opening fixtures after a busy summer winning the Club World Cup, meaning a shorter pre-season for them.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, Kafka has been enjoying his time with this group and is thankful for the various people who have helped put him in this position.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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By building ethical, explainable and collaborative AI systems, agencies can keep clients delighted and employees empowered.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Barcelona have addressed the weaknesses Flick identified at the start of the summer, and the players who stayed at the club are delighted to keep working under him.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Opened just last year, Norm’s already feels like a neighbourhood institution worn in by years of happy regulars.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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And Newsom’s press office was happy to run with the engagement.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The man is glad to have posted it on Reddit, though.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Melanie Splendora, who has lived in the District since 2011, was glad to hear it.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Putin has such an arrangement with Belarus and might be satisfied with a Ukraine that’s not fully sovereign, militarily weak and outside of NATO.—
Ronald Suny,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2025
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Many of today’s workers are much less satisfied with working for someone else just to get a steady, reliable paycheck.—
Ray Titus,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Their presence becomes a brief, joyous interruption.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The internet has shared in a joyous moment between a couple as a man saw his girlfriend's natural hair for the first time, and appeared to instantly fall in love again.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Joyful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyful. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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