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Recent Examples of mirth To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 The mirth carries with it an undercurrent of Tyla’s particular brand of charisma. Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025 As Pagliacci and Smokey Robinson could tell you, there’s nothing new about the intersection of mirth and melancholy. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024 While that occasion caused much mirth, neighbors in Washington were not pleased with the mass of masked marauders. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mirth
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Noun
  • The late Tom Wolfe, rubbing his hands with glee and spilling lemonade on his white suit, would be delighted that tradition has now taken its revenge on stuffy Bauhaus Europeanism, and maybe rightly so.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Or wait, is that an actual expression of glee?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The grand finale of the festivities will unfold on November 10 at The Jealous Monk, where bartenders will battle it out in a Mystic Cocktail Competition.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Independence Day festivities in the Windy City this year were quieter, some even postponed, under the weight of the looming threats.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their eldest has cross country six days a week and cheer four days a week.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Jodi Kovar, a dance and cheer teacher with nearly 17,000 TikTok followers, has auditioned for other NFL cheer teams, including the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the Miami Dolphins squad.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirth. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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