as in delights
a source of great satisfaction
my car is my pride and joy
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as in triumphs
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Recent Examples of joys
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
At 40, Erin Miller takes solace in the ordinary joys of life.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Her pathbreaking work opened the door for countless women writers and producers in primetime television, especially those who used the sitcom to explore the joys and challenges of womanhood.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Priscilla opens up about the joys of being a great-grandma to Keough and Petersen's two kids.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The joys and occasional frustrations of being in the company of others.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
His being here—scraping, sanding, painting, sitting across the table from us for dinner most nights—had been one of the joys of the past few weeks, a way of staving off the tension of moving and the sameness of the routine with the kids and the meals and the bedtime stories and all the rest.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Having the shop has also given them the freedom to experience their own personal joys, such as attending the Texas Rangers home opener every year and taking summer vacations with their families.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Another one of those wonderful tasks that exemplifies the joys of Taskmaster, this early series-11 gem gives us not just a great task idea but a wonderful summation of how everyone in this particularly good series looks at the world.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
But those joys are rare these days.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
At 40, Erin Miller takes solace in the ordinary joys of life.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Her pathbreaking work opened the door for countless women writers and producers in primetime television, especially those who used the sitcom to explore the joys and challenges of womanhood.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Priscilla opens up about the joys of being a great-grandma to Keough and Petersen's two kids.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The joys and occasional frustrations of being in the company of others.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
His being here—scraping, sanding, painting, sitting across the table from us for dinner most nights—had been one of the joys of the past few weeks, a way of staving off the tension of moving and the sameness of the routine with the kids and the meals and the bedtime stories and all the rest.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Having the shop has also given them the freedom to experience their own personal joys, such as attending the Texas Rangers home opener every year and taking summer vacations with their families.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Another one of those wonderful tasks that exemplifies the joys of Taskmaster, this early series-11 gem gives us not just a great task idea but a wonderful summation of how everyone in this particularly good series looks at the world.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joys
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Certainly, there are delights here — bleach-blond Timothy Olyphant’s natural deadpan and pitch-perfect skepticism make synth Kirsh the series’ standout character, and the spider eyeball is a fun chaos agent.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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While Chishang is primarily known for its rice, the cozy township is filled with other delights.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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Today, the experience is all that and much more, and Sandals’ adults-only properties consistently rank among the best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, thanks to the blend of tropical pleasures and authenticity based in Jamaican roots.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Not only are both movies about the pleasures and pitfalls of collaborative art-making; both also emerged from the labyrinth of Linklater’s own long-term creative relationships.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Your animal friends will get tasty pumpkin treats and seasonal enrichment as jack o' lanterns become reefs for the underwater creatures.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Gracie joined Scott and Penelope on a night out in Las Vegas in September 2021, where the two girls were pictured sharing treats at the Sugar Factory.—
Julia Meehan,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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With harvest feasts, offerings, and personalized rituals that honor light and dark.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Joys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joys. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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