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Recent Examples of joyously
What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.
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Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Many people dress up in costumes and spend the evening having a joyously good time.
—Judith Levy, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile Teyana Taylor was spotted graciously pouring drinks for some friends while joyously singing along to 1, 2 Step as Ciara belted out her chart topper.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
But the action shifts to Paris, mainly just because Besson loves Paris, where citizens are joyously celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Abu Daqqa shows videos set to music of him riding his sleek, silver and black machine, circling fast and joyously in the waves, testing its speed and agility.
—NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Many people dress up in costumes and spend the evening having a joyously good time.
—Judith Levy, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile Teyana Taylor was spotted graciously pouring drinks for some friends while joyously singing along to 1, 2 Step as Ciara belted out her chart topper.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
But the action shifts to Paris, mainly just because Besson loves Paris, where citizens are joyously celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Abu Daqqa shows videos set to music of him riding his sleek, silver and black machine, circling fast and joyously in the waves, testing its speed and agility.
—NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyously
Adverb
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The space itself is magical, and seeing people of all generations dancing together, so joyfully and freely, takes it to a new level.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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Andy reunites with Nigel Kipling (Tucci), Miranda’s close confidant who’s as kind and joyfully caustic as ever, and also Emily Charlton (Blunt), Andy’s frenemy from the first film, who has traded in magazines for retail because that’s where the money is now.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s a nod to another tradition that’s perhaps most exuberantly followed in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, where miles of these carpets are created for Holy Week — twice on Good Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Four months and one day later, long after the sun set and the crowds had dispersed from the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, DeVaux and her family giddily tromped across the mud of the Churchill Downs track to the backside.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Trump, meanwhile, giddily celebrated the censorship.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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This Christmas white cake sings merrily with the tart, citrus flavors of a cherry, orange, and cranberry filling.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Now, here is The Iguana driving happily to town to finally bury the frozen pets.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Small children happily dash out of the local ice-cream shop, dripping cones in hand.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Joyously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyously. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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