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
Faithful across the world are attending services to hear the Gospel, see reenactments of the key moments in the last seven days of his life and rejoice in the Good News — or at least have a big brunch with the family and let the kids look for eggs and chocolate bunnies.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Pickle and chicken lovers rejoice: Fast food chain Popeyes is bringing a very special menu to restaurants this year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Once Connor Brown deposited the puck into the empty Los Angeles net and rejoiced, the Kings milled about the ice in a dazed and confused state.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
When the washing machine replaced the washboard, people everywhere rejoiced.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Pickle and chicken lovers rejoice: Fast food chain Popeyes is bringing a very special menu to restaurants this year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Once Connor Brown deposited the puck into the empty Los Angeles net and rejoiced, the Kings milled about the ice in a dazed and confused state.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
When the washing machine replaced the washboard, people everywhere rejoiced.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoice
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Previous videos showing young kids reacting to dads getting new haircuts, and one of a wife responding with shock to her husband shaving, have delighted the internet before.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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And two and a half centuries later, Jane’s stories continue to delight readers and inspire creators like Hornby and Langan.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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It's even claimed to reduce the creation of contrails, which will please some conspiracy theorists.—
David Szondy
May 16,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
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Do the citizens of the United States really want food, health care, housing, clean air and water, cancer research and much more taken away from us in order to have a military parade to please the president?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 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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Interviews with the soldiers and Russian opinion surveys show that such a truce would also fail to satisfy a large part of Russian society.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Designed to satisfy North American tastes, Nutella Peanut will blend the traditional creamy recipe from 1964 with the flavor of roasted peanuts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 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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Scientists believe some of these palm-sized coral babies — 1,050 of them in total — contain the special ingredients to stave off a warming ocean that has damaged 84% of the world’s reefs since 2023.—
Max Chesnes,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The institute’s former director, James Hansen, was the first scientist to sound the alarm to Congress, in 1988, about greenhouse gases that were warming Earth.—
Sharon Otterman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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But, once more, the most patient and woebegone fans in the history of this league have to wait again, while the Mavericks’ and Spurs’ fan bases again exult.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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In Orange County, people in and around the OCC baseball program exulted.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In the 3-2 Rapids win over San Diego last month, the Rapids feasted with their press.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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Other images showed one anemone, measuring less than an inch, feasting on a 4-inch marine worm over the course of 16 hours.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoice. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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