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as in joys
a source of great satisfaction
the new car is a real pleasure to drive
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as in delights
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around
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as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate
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Recent Examples of pleasures
Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
My excavations are merely a variation on these same pleasures.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
And there are incidental pleasures like Patton Oswalt as the voice of Freddy’s anthropomorphized backpack Strappy or Clint Howard and Michael Shannon as a grizzled cowboy and his demanding ventriloquist dummy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Enjoy and be grateful for any and all pleasures in your domestic space.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
But those pleasures were put on hold when Brumbaugh was hospitalized with a life-threatening illness and found herself in urgent need of a liver transplant.
—Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Serendipitous moment There are other pleasures too.
—Cnn, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
With a cast that’s equal parts Tarantino regulars and new (but famous) faces like Walton Goggins and Jennifer Jason Leigh, the pleasures of a Tarantino movie are all present here, but with an undertone that’s, well, hateful.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
The ordinary pleasures and frustrations of interdependence wither under fawning’s pathologizing scaffold.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
TikTok discovered the pleasures of Sushi Fumi, and there is usually a wait.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
My excavations are merely a variation on these same pleasures.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
And there are incidental pleasures like Patton Oswalt as the voice of Freddy’s anthropomorphized backpack Strappy or Clint Howard and Michael Shannon as a grizzled cowboy and his demanding ventriloquist dummy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Enjoy and be grateful for any and all pleasures in your domestic space.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
But those pleasures were put on hold when Brumbaugh was hospitalized with a life-threatening illness and found herself in urgent need of a liver transplant.
—Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Serendipitous moment There are other pleasures too.
—Cnn, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
With a cast that’s equal parts Tarantino regulars and new (but famous) faces like Walton Goggins and Jennifer Jason Leigh, the pleasures of a Tarantino movie are all present here, but with an undertone that’s, well, hateful.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
The ordinary pleasures and frustrations of interdependence wither under fawning’s pathologizing scaffold.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasures
Noun
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My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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These recipes are perfect for slowing down and taking the time to savor all the joys of cooking, and this list includes recipes that are especially fragrant, comforting, and memorable.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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And yet watching the unfurling reel of Mumbai life on one narrow promenade is one of this city's quiet delights.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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His fervor for society pleases his mother Violet (Ruth Gemmell), but also frustrates her to the point of squeezing Penelope for information.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The new emphasis, and the current EPA’s view that economic interests should be critical to environmental rules, pleases many business groups.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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In the years following, Reiner built a career making the kind of mainstream popular entertainments that barely exist anymore, pictures like The Bucket List (2007), The Story of Us (1997), A Few Good Men (1992), and the Stephen King adaptation Misery (1990).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The trial court now will have to resolve whether the Salvation Army’s work therapy satisfies this two-part test.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wrestling satisfies a natural need for performance and competition.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Occasional song-and-dance diversions are presented with dull simplicity, as the camera observes choreography at a distance, rather than embodying or enhancing it.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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His speech at the Detroit Economic Club included a few diversions but was overall more targeted.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.—
Claire Messud,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Animation, blurry recreations, and, eventually, video footage are used to illustrate the violence inflicted upon Rushdie in August 2022.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Seen here cosplaying as herself in some of the film’s least essential recreations, Shamraz determines that the locals can’t be trusted to save themselves, and sends in a rescue helicopter without communicating her plan to the anguished parents and friends who are watching the situation unfold.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Pleasures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasures. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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