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
Roger had a joyful, luminous spirit, and the world is dimmer without him.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Hosting a small clothing swap with friends, as Pawlik suggests, can turn letting go into something joyful rather than painful.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
Small decorative details, such as a neon element on a linen blanket, serve as deliberate, joyful interruptions to functional design.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
Hollingworth’s arrival at this joyful point was hard-won.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Hosting a small clothing swap with friends, as Pawlik suggests, can turn letting go into something joyful rather than painful.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
Small decorative details, such as a neon element on a linen blanket, serve as deliberate, joyful interruptions to functional design.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
Hollingworth’s arrival at this joyful point was hard-won.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyful
Adjective
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Vigilante and his family lost everything, but were thankful to still have each other.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dominique was just thankful to have him.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And Hillis is delighted to be here.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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The small-market Brewers delighted in knocking out the Cubs from the playoffs this past fall, even posing with an L flag that a fan brought into the ballpark.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Needless to say, the league and other owners weren’t happy with the 34% of $84 million annually that had come out of the bankruptcy proceedings, but the Dodgers pointed out that those terms were driven by court proceedings.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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No home videos from happier days, now tinged with the ominousness of a tragedy in the making.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The coaching staff for the Sierra Canyon boys basketball team wasn’t pleased with the team’s defensive effort in the first half against Harvard-Westlake on Wednesday night.—
Dan Lovi,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Plemons, long discussed as a best-actor prospect, couldn’t squeeze in, but this filmmaking team will certainly be pleased this morning.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brad Alford traveled to Miami from Los Angeles and was glad to talk about the victory.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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Gortenburg was glad to see Gracie staying close to the fence.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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Cities that are satisfied with the service that DART provides could choose to forgo the 25% return and let the transit agency use the funds.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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But to Payton, once that line is satisfied, grit is a differentiating factor.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The event usually kicks off with a festival reception in the lobby, featuring lion dancers and lucky red envelopes, transforming the concert hall into a joyous cultural hub.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The result is at once a tribute to a fleeting moment and a consideration of a more enduring legacy, at times painful, elsewhere joyous.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Joyful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyful. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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