1
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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2
as in to please
to give satisfaction to
news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war
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Recent Examples of rejoice
Baseball fans near and far will rejoice over Opening Day, which is the official start of the 2025 MLB regular season.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
The Chinese Communist Party is rejoicing at RFA's demise.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Maple syrup producers rejoice in the arrival of above-freezing days and below-freezing nights.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Its pastor rejoiced Have the flu or know someone with it?
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
The Chinese Communist Party is rejoicing at RFA's demise.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Maple syrup producers rejoice in the arrival of above-freezing days and below-freezing nights.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Its pastor rejoiced Have the flu or know someone with it?
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoice
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Just days ahead of her latest birthday, Burnett delighted fans with a guest appearance in the April 24 episode of Hacks.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Packers delighted hometown fans by finally using a first-round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2002, selecting Texas wideout Matthew Golden, who covered 40 yards in a scorching 4.29 seconds at the scouting combine.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Glasner refused to change his team significantly for fear of negative consequences, but he would have been pleased by Kamada and Justin Devenny’s impact.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.—
Eugenia Last,
The Mercury News,
29 June 2024
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Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.—
Nicole Chung,
Time,
25 July 2023
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Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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During a hearing on Monday, Sweeney expressed skepticism that the 24 hours notice that the administration had pledged to provide would satisfy the U.S. Supreme Court's April 7 order requiring migrants be given the opportunity to challenge their removals in court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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These particles can not only affect human health and safety, but can also affect the weather and climate by cooling or warming the Earth as well as enhancing or preventing cloud formation.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The broken family exults in its own debasement just like the protesters and activist judges who pursue self-annihilation as liberation.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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Close chances and corresponding roars continued, the crowd exulting in a moment long overdue.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, more seals have been feasting more on small fish — leading to a decline in small fish across the region.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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But predators feasting on the world’s most vulnerable people doesn’t really make for an entertaining movie.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoice. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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