as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful
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Recent Examples of joyful
This dark, sensual, glittering tale explores a world dancing on the edge and the joyful defiance of the characters who inhabit it.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2025
As a coach and leader, my mission is to show that transformation can be not just powerful, but deeply engaging and joyful.
—Anna Boltenko, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The couple — already the parents of two boys, Dutton, 4 in June, and Baker, 2½ — is now joyful about becoming a family of five in November.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 30 May 2025
Few things can bring such awe to adults who have already lived a full and eventful life, as very little can catch them off guard with a joyful revelation.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2025
As a coach and leader, my mission is to show that transformation can be not just powerful, but deeply engaging and joyful.
—Anna Boltenko, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The couple — already the parents of two boys, Dutton, 4 in June, and Baker, 2½ — is now joyful about becoming a family of five in November.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 30 May 2025
Few things can bring such awe to adults who have already lived a full and eventful life, as very little can catch them off guard with a joyful revelation.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyful
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Knowing there was a chance his high school career could end with him at home sick, Geary was thankful his teammates came through and gave him another chance to play.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Voight pushed back on critics, arguing local leaders should be thankful for the president’s decision to deploy the National Guard.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
11 June 2025
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During the holocaust [sic] our grandparents would have been delighted if people in the free world had stood up for them.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The Burruss shared multiple images of her and the gang exploring the Great Wall of China and being delighted tourists.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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What if starlets like Spears were not happy collaborators in a patriarchal order but scapegoats who had been exploited for profit, pushed to the brink by an insatiable audience, and forced to bear the misogynistic projections of an entire country?—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Your employer will be glad to concede, especially since finding available AI talent is hard to come by. 2.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Investors appeared glad that Musk would be pivoting away from his involvement in politics to refocus on his companies, pushing up shares of the electric vehicle company nearly 7% Tuesday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Sporty types will be satisfied with a variety of activities to partake in–from tennis to petanque to pilates and yoga or boxing with a boxing champion—while those looking to relax can hide away in the luxurious Valmont spa or wind down with a drink by one of the property’s two pools.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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Increasingly, organizations are contending with workforces that feel less than satisfied with their circumstances.—
Stephen M. Paskoff,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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At Palms Middle School, a public campus on the Westside of Los Angeles, the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown in nation's second-largest city loomed large over an otherwise joyous middle school commencement ceremony on June 10.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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The joyous event raised $1.1 million to support exhibitions, educational programs, and the preservation of the permanent collection of the oldest museum in the United States dedicated to Latino art and culture.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Joyful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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