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
Leavitt announced the joyous news in a post on X, sharing details about her growing family.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
His lo-fi film Memory of Princess Mumbi, a joyous, wildly inventive and scrappy futuristic romance, celebrates the power of friendship and storytelling.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The entire process was so joyous.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
His lo-fi film Memory of Princess Mumbi, a joyous, wildly inventive and scrappy futuristic romance, celebrates the power of friendship and storytelling.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The entire process was so joyous.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for joyous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyous
Adjective
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From Elon Musk to Jay-Z, these members of the Forbes list have an extra reason to be thankful for this Mother’s Day.—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Faith and a little bit of luck left one teenager thankful after a violent crash earlier this week caused her car to split in half.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Silvetti was delighted to score so quickly after entering the game in the second half after being stuck on the bench due to recent injuries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Gutman is particularly pleased to be doing the show at the Marriott Theatre.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team failed to land an American co-producer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Staff is super attentive and happy to break down the menu to newcomers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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My occupations have given me a happy, humble, quiet life, but always nagging in the back of my mind has been a case of impostor syndrome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Those who were impacted were just glad everyone was safe.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Wooten was glad to learn of Charlotte’s decision to cancel its approval of the funding.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The role combines relationship management, strategic consulting, problem-solving and leadership to ensure customers remain satisfied and successful over time.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The clinic won't be able to reopen until the department's satisfied that all unsafe practices have been addressed — and the dentist's license has been reinstated.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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King Charles, Princess Anne and Prince William are the royal family members who currently helm the events, and Goulding shared a joyful message about her ceremony to remember on Wednesday.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Larry’s reunion with his wife and children at Anchorage was a joyful thing to watch, and the rest of us will never forget those phone calls to our families.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Bear is overcome by the spell and emerges from the bathroom smiling—for one blissful moment, the two share the same deranged love.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Joyous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyous. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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