as in cheerfulness
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities
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Recent Examples of glee
Guests applaud with glee as the couple make their way back down the aisle and share a dip and a kiss!
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 July 2025
Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 July 2025
So in the long run, even somewhere like Oxford won't be rubbing their hands with glee if life is harder for Harvard — because Oxford and Harvard do projects together.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 5 June 2025
Magnussen’s unhinged glee at the vagaries of Earth is comedic gold, while Galifianakis deploys his trademark deadpan effectively as the film’s true antagonist.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 July 2025
Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 July 2025
So in the long run, even somewhere like Oxford won't be rubbing their hands with glee if life is harder for Harvard — because Oxford and Harvard do projects together.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 5 June 2025
Magnussen’s unhinged glee at the vagaries of Earth is comedic gold, while Galifianakis deploys his trademark deadpan effectively as the film’s true antagonist.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glee
Noun
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Sophie Cunningham #8 and Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever cheer from the bench against the Chicago Sky at the United Center on June 07, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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More cheers and more energy followed in the bottom of the ninth when Cedric Mullins, a one-time All-Star and Silver Slugger with the Baltimore Orioles, made his debut as a pinch hitter.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The week of festivities celebrates the league’s history, previews the upcoming season, and honors the newest inductees.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Elgin will be holding a multitude of National Night Out festivities starting at 4 and 5 p.m. and running through 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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The two tell me with mirth and kindness that the question is quite a faux pas.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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