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as in joys
a source of great satisfaction
the opportunity for travel was one of the major delights of the couple's golden years
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as in pleasures
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
with his great sense of humor and bubbly personality, he is a delight to be around
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as in triumphs
to feel or express joy or triumph
I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries
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as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words
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Recent Examples of delights
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Lushly photographed and boosted by a few killer tracks, Daisy Jones & the Six delivers the lurid delights and downfalls of a satisfying behind-the-music tale.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Our phones bring us delights and numbing distractions, but also fresh horrors every day.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.
—Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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
With the Sugarcubes dissolved, Björk and Hooper’s Debut relished in cartwheeling beats and sensual delights.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Johnson, whose impulsively thoughtful way with dialogue is one of the delights of recent cinema, invigorates the movie with her mercurial energy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
This island's quiet delights attract new visitors while locals cherish its pristine scenery.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Visionary filmmaker Elizabeth Chomko has crafted a gorgeous love story, one that both fills the heart and delights the senses.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.
—Greg Cote
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Today’s Mercury-Uranus square energizes your money zone and your 5th House of Temptations, pinging you back and forth between budget plans and spontaneous delights.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Lushly photographed and boosted by a few killer tracks, Daisy Jones & the Six delivers the lurid delights and downfalls of a satisfying behind-the-music tale.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Our phones bring us delights and numbing distractions, but also fresh horrors every day.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.
—Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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
With the Sugarcubes dissolved, Björk and Hooper’s Debut relished in cartwheeling beats and sensual delights.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Johnson, whose impulsively thoughtful way with dialogue is one of the delights of recent cinema, invigorates the movie with her mercurial energy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
This island's quiet delights attract new visitors while locals cherish its pristine scenery.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Visionary filmmaker Elizabeth Chomko has crafted a gorgeous love story, one that both fills the heart and delights the senses.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.
—Greg Cote
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delights
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The Guy, as Sinclair is known on the show, sells to everyone, stressed-out 20-something assistant and cross-dressing stay-at-home dad alike, witnessing their private joys and pains and shortcomings and judging no one.—
Ezra Marcus,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The message is that poor and working-class families don’t deserve to make their own choices or pursue even the small joys of a soda or sweet.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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For all the technical complexity, there are also unique pleasures to directing the Muppets.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Clive Barker's adaptation of his own novella, The Hellbound Heart, introduced us to one of the scariest cinematic baddies, Pinhead, leader of a group of sadomasochistic demonic beings who are summoned by humans either accidentally or in pursuit of pleasures of their own.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 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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The Betsy’s culinary team also prepares homemade dog treats that are offered at the registration desk.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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During the Season of Love promotion, Ziggi’s Reward members can earn layered rewards as visits add up – from an early buy-one-get-one beverage reward to surprise sweet treats, bonus loyalty points and free drinks.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Television, which greeted the new year with fresh entertainments of all shapes and sizes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
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Since then, the British government has worked tirelessly to carve out a deal that satisfies Mauritius without losing its defensive foothold.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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An affordable, rapidly developing tech and entrepreneurial hub that anchors a lake district of endless outdoor diversions, Tampere is regularly voted by Finns as the country’s prettiest city.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Conlon didn’t grant IRTBA a permanent injunction banning future diversions of transportation tax revenue.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the world warms, the pool of potential locations for the Games is shrinking rapidly.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The family also plans an outdoor patio on Chicago Avenue and sidewalk tables on Dempster when the weather warms.—
George Castle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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