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
Though the front will set up a cool stretch of weather for the East, warm-weather fans can rejoice knowing that the cool weather should be relatively short-lived.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, having children is not a job requirement, but your inner child will rejoice at all the attention.
—Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
First-year Kansas assistant basketball coach Tony Bland rejoiced a week ago when the Jayhawks learned they’d be headed to San Diego for first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
High Point rejoiced, sprinting onto the floor to celebrate, with a couple players leaping up on top of the courtside media table to posture to fans.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, having children is not a job requirement, but your inner child will rejoice at all the attention.
—Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
First-year Kansas assistant basketball coach Tony Bland rejoiced a week ago when the Jayhawks learned they’d be headed to San Diego for first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
High Point rejoiced, sprinting onto the floor to celebrate, with a couple players leaping up on top of the courtside media table to posture to fans.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoice
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After decades of delighting fans with her brilliant performances in comedies like Private Benjamin, Overboard and The First Wives Club, Hawn is turning to a different medium to spread the power of positivity.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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Again, Brunello was a man at ease in his surroundings, pleased to share the docufilm about his life and philosophies.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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An old rose that is sure to please is the pink 'Peggy Martin' rose that has become widely available in nurseries.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tense drama satisfies history lovers and weather nerds.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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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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Water circulates through the underground loop, where it is warmed by the earth.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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My assignment was to ruminate on the quiet, to contemplate it, and if all went well, to exult in it.—
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks’ most clear advantage was going to be inside, with Towns the most likely candidate to feast in several areas.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Shadows and strange sounds can set imaginations whirring—from the guttural roar of a hunting lion to the giggling calls of a feasting hyena pack.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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But precisely as its students triumphed, Achievement First retreated from its founding commitments.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Sixers have not beaten the Celtics in a postseason series since the 1982 Eastern Conference finals, when a team headlined by Julius Erving triumphed in seven over Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale and Co.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoice. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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