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Recent Examples of joyfulness
But his joyfulness around it was undeniable.
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Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyfulness
Noun
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dahlias often bloom with the exuberance of favorite annual plants such as zinnias and marigolds.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jim Edwards InvestingMarkets Back in the ’90s a Fed chief warned about ‘irrational exuberance’ in the markets.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an interview with Classic Bands, Dreja expressed contentment for his career overall.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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To pair that personal contentment with realising his ambition of returning Ferrari to glory would mean everything to Leclerc.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s partly why Williams attached his own asterisk to Sunday’s postgame jubilation.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite jubilation in much of Europe, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was less triumphant.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The jollity extends to the audience, which if Friday’s night’s crowd was indication is largely filled with family and friends of the large cast and who are prone to applaud and whoop at the end of every scene.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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The free-living, hard-drinking Brett uses wit and jollity to mask her inner desperation.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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True to his reputation as a naturalist, Shakespeare had transcribed a duet of love and partnership between two owls as part of a song of lust and merriment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hallmark's nearly three-month marathon of mistletoe and merriment kicks off on Friday, Oct. 17 with the network debut of Mistletoe Murders, a mystery series starring Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney which first aired on Hallmark+ last year.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set within the magical world of Harry Potter, this interactive book features two detachable plush characters, a peek-a-boo flap, textured pages, and other sensory elements for baby’s enjoyment.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their goal was to create detergents and fabric care items that not only perform at the highest level but also bring a sense of refinement and enjoyment to the daily routine.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The opening Allegro vacillates between punchy jabs and fluttery gaiety.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Joyfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyfulness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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