as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Recent Examples of joyous
Venice welcomed back festival frequent flyers George Clooney and Noah Baumbach on Thursday night, giving Baumbach’s Jay Kelly a joyous, 10-minute-long standing ovation at its in-competition world premiere.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Antunes also performed on the joyous and reflective Sound of Waves, Beaver Brown’s first album of all-new songs in 37 years, which Cafferty and the group showcased in New York City at the Cutting Room on April 10.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
Dynasty managers play the long game for different reasons and find various aspects of it joyous.
—Jeff Haverlack, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Possibly even more joyous to the Arsenal support, however, was the Premier League debut of Max Dowman.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Antunes also performed on the joyous and reflective Sound of Waves, Beaver Brown’s first album of all-new songs in 37 years, which Cafferty and the group showcased in New York City at the Cutting Room on April 10.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
Dynasty managers play the long game for different reasons and find various aspects of it joyous.
—Jeff Haverlack, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Possibly even more joyous to the Arsenal support, however, was the Premier League debut of Max Dowman.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyous
Adjective
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Auggie certainly seemed thankful for her plush bed and soft blanket.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Millions of people worldwide have reason to be thankful that Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist decided not to practice medicine.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Maria Angeles is delighted when Clara turns up for a rare visit.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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A couple renovating a 130-year-old home was delighted to discover a music box in the attic, although numerous commenters—drawing from various horror movies—joked that the couple was about to have bigger problems.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The youngest is not pleased with his share.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Although some analysts have suggested Starmer may quietly be pleased with the resignation of his main rival and potential successor, the toppling of Rayner caps off what has been a dreadful summer for Labour, in which the party has lost more ground in the polls to the insurgent Reform UK.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Though Todd and Julie's homecoming was received with overwhelming warmth by the extended Chrisley clan and all their friends, not every member of the core crew is happy with how the pick-up went down.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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McCutchen was glad to see the Yankees overturn their decades-old grooming policy, too.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Braves fans are certainly glad that their organization was the one to originally sign Acuña as well as lock him down through potentially the 2028 season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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By show of hands, who's satisfied at this point up to this day with the current administration's reaction to the Epstein case?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a joyful and unexpected twist, Zimmerer even had the honor of being the flower girl.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The transformation from investment banker to mental health advocate wasn't exactly a joyful moment for Miller.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wishing these two a blissful union ahead.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is also a new yoga pavilion near the river, while another platform offers space for wellness talks and experiences, such as the blissful Sacred Nap Ritual, during which a wellness mentor guides participants through a story while guests are blissfully cradled in silk hammocks.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Joyous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyous. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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