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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasance
Noun
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Gathering in the heart of the Golden Triangle turns Juneteenth into both a public history lesson and a street‑level celebration of Black joy.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026 -
Foreigners are visiting the United States, having fun, finding joy in the ridiculousness of American abundance and telling the internet about it.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Noun
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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Yet my dominant reaction at this moment is one of amusement.—
Joel Marks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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None of this is to suggest Brisbane is a utopian fantasy of domestic bliss.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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What was the secret of American felicity and prosperity?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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But what State Bird’s dim sum cart offers me is felicity.—
MacKenzie Chung Fegan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 July 2025
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Happiness and satisfaction are hard, but gratification is easy.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The best Fourth of July furniture sales are here ahead of schedule this year, which is the kind of immediate gratification anyone who’s been counting down to the long weekend can get behind.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Both genres play on the idea of surprise and communal enjoyment, which is what Murai found so compelling about the show overall.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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The technology has enhanced his understanding of fish and his enjoyment of fishing, Schneider said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Now in its 38th edition, the annual issue is a record of the highest expressions of craft, ingenuity, creativity, pleasure, and wonder across 15 categories and from around the globe.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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“Pleasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasance. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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