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
Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
In this way, A Truce That Is Not Peace reads like a culmination of Toews’s career-long project of keeping her family members alive—their joys as well as their sadness.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
The film’s plot concerns the joys of motherhood overshadowed by agony when lead character Nkechi discovers that her daughter, Kamsi, is bound to the cyclical existence of the Ọgbanje—a spirit child trapped in the maze of life, death, and rebirth.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Talking with second- and third-generation employees at these spots showed me the joys of dishes that haven’t changed and embody stability.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The show chronicles their triumphs, disappointments, joys, and compromises.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025
Seeing hummingbirds delight at backyard feeders is one of the many joys of birders across the South, but making sure they are kept happy–and staying at your feeder–can be an overwhelming thought.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
One of the unexpected joys of going into the office (aside from the free cold brew) is getting dressed for it.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Readers follow their challenges, joys and disappointments, secrets and triumphs.
—The Know, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Have a Project One of the absolute joys of long-distance backpacking is silence, or an escape from the onslaught of incessant inputs that constitute modern life.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
In this way, A Truce That Is Not Peace reads like a culmination of Toews’s career-long project of keeping her family members alive—their joys as well as their sadness.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
The film’s plot concerns the joys of motherhood overshadowed by agony when lead character Nkechi discovers that her daughter, Kamsi, is bound to the cyclical existence of the Ọgbanje—a spirit child trapped in the maze of life, death, and rebirth.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Talking with second- and third-generation employees at these spots showed me the joys of dishes that haven’t changed and embody stability.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The show chronicles their triumphs, disappointments, joys, and compromises.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025
Seeing hummingbirds delight at backyard feeders is one of the many joys of birders across the South, but making sure they are kept happy–and staying at your feeder–can be an overwhelming thought.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
One of the unexpected joys of going into the office (aside from the free cold brew) is getting dressed for it.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Readers follow their challenges, joys and disappointments, secrets and triumphs.
—The Know, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joys
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Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some might be familiar with sour cream biscuits served in miniature form at classic Southern restaurants as just a nibble to snack on while at the table; others might remember their grandmothers mixing up the simple delights on lazy Sunday afternoons.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Costumed performers and children with baskets of treats paraded through the community, drawing cheers from families lining the sidewalks.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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This holiday, which celebrates life, remembrance, and ancestral connection, is always accompanied by a festival-like atmospher, music and special treats such as sugary skulls.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Travelers can learn about their culture and even take part in a variety of traditional experiences, like hāngī feasts, sharing myths around the fire, or fishing from waka (canoes).—
Jimmy Carroll,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Joys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joys. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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