We all rejoiced over our friend's good luck. rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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While renters in the city rejoiced, concerns have emerged that the freeze could depress real estate company valuations and scare off foreign investors.—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025 On Tuesday, many more social media users rejoiced.—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025 Anyone who has owned Magnificent Seven stock over those years has reason to rejoice.—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for rejoice
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French rejois-, stem of rejoier, rejoir, from re- + joir to welcome, enjoy, from Latin gaudēre to be glad — more at joy
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