as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Recent Examples of joyous
Sinuous lines hold everything together, a joyous stew of colors and floral patterns that sit inside and outside the blocky human and animal figures that could have dropped in from a comic book or a prehistoric cave painting.
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
There is a joyous moment for the women when Sarah finally gets the hang of Cantonese.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In this joyous, reflective show with a big heart, Ana García is a high school senior and aspiring writer living in East Los Angeles.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There will be days that don’t necessarily feel joyous and effortless, even for experienced runners, Wijayaratne says.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 May 2025
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
There is a joyous moment for the women when Sarah finally gets the hang of Cantonese.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In this joyous, reflective show with a big heart, Ana García is a high school senior and aspiring writer living in East Los Angeles.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There will be days that don’t necessarily feel joyous and effortless, even for experienced runners, Wijayaratne says.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyous
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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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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
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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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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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This series really is a joyful love letter to the fans.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Hard not to kick back, relax, and drink in these blissful surroundings.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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Sly and the Family Stone released 10 studio albums between 1967 and 1982, with many songs injected with passionate social consciousness and others existing as blissful foot-stompers.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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“Joyous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyous. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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