1
as in delights
to feel or express joy or triumph
rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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2
as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war
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Recent Examples of rejoices
When the aircraft lands safely, everyone rejoices.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2025
On Thursday's episode, Hudson, 44, then played a video clip in which Casie rejoices in excitement after her dad made the big reveal.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
No one openly rejoices when an unathletic student fails a fitness test or exits gym dodgeball early.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2025
On Thursday's episode, Hudson, 44, then played a video clip in which Casie rejoices in excitement after her dad made the big reveal.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
No one openly rejoices when an unathletic student fails a fitness test or exits gym dodgeball early.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoices
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sternbeck says the variety of spaces and activities creates a Halloween celebration that truly delights all ages, leading to genuine conversations and shared nostalgic experiences.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Your carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas will be fine through a light frost, and may keep growing if the weather warms.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Rejoices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoices. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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