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
But life was not always this joyful for Kinzounza.
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Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
No one is better at mixing sharp analysis with simple, joyful and lighthearted prose.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
How funerals became New Orleans’ most joyful street parties.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
No one is better at mixing sharp analysis with simple, joyful and lighthearted prose.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
How funerals became New Orleans’ most joyful street parties.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyful
Adjective
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Others were simply thankful to hear the man was able to avoid a serious allergic reaction before fully understanding his allergy.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Video posted on Facebook shows a tree service worker leaning an extremely tall ladder up to an enormous tree in order to rescue a very talkative — and thankful — black cat.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Moments later, however, the footage cuts to a much happier scene—Burrow sitting in the grooming chair, tongue out and tail wagging, delighted to see his owner nearby.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wood appeared genuinely delighted by the scene unfolding around him.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Because nobody really loves happy songs.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, at home, Earle's stepmom, Ashley Dupré Earle, wasn't so happy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While acknowledging the challenges and volatility of the current global scenario, the group’s chief executive officer Andrea Guerra sounded pleased with the performance during a call with analysts on Thursday at the end of trading in Hong Kong, where the company is publicly listed.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Strickland was pleased with how the Stallions rose up to the challenge of playing in the elite Division 1 that has 12 teams playing in the 16-team bracket (four teams had first-round byes).—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Harrison would have been glad of the assist, too.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The decision, announced Friday, was made in close consultation with Britain’s King Charles III, who is believed to be glad at the outcome, while Prince William and other members of the royal family were also consulted on the discussions, CNN understands.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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California defended its practices in a formal response to the Transportation Department, but federal officials were not satisfied.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tidal Financial Group Chief Revenue Officer Gavin Filmore finds many of his clients are no longer satisfied with buying popular ETFs tied to market indexes.—
Jill Schneider,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My version is joyous chaos, filled with boisterous friends, rarely featuring a turkey, often ending with cake.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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This should be a joyous fictional gay wedding.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Joyful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyful. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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