as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
a blissful cat who obviously loves being stroked
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Recent Examples of blissful
Amid global turmoil that seems to prevail, Paris Fashion Week for Fall Winter 2025 is a blissful escape from the negative news feed.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Ade stepped away from the room under the guise of a work call for last minute preparations, while Houston was too blissful to suspect anything.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Reaching seven hours of blissful, undisturbed sleep could very well involve placing limits on caffeine intake, drinking chamomile tea and averting our eyes from blue light before bedtime.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Both women understood the isolation that comes with being a full-time parent to multiple young children, and the crushing expectation that a mother, especially a Mormon mother, must be perpetually blissful and content.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Ade stepped away from the room under the guise of a work call for last minute preparations, while Houston was too blissful to suspect anything.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Reaching seven hours of blissful, undisturbed sleep could very well involve placing limits on caffeine intake, drinking chamomile tea and averting our eyes from blue light before bedtime.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Both women understood the isolation that comes with being a full-time parent to multiple young children, and the crushing expectation that a mother, especially a Mormon mother, must be perpetually blissful and content.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blissful
Adjective
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Future you—the one who’s trying to get dinner on the table for your party of nine—will be thankful.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rubio told the minister to be thankful that the Russians are not standing on the Polish border right now.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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When Trump won the GOP nomination, these planners (many of whom were former Trump staffers, appointees or admirers) were delighted.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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In October 2023, CNN met Quigley’s two middle-school-age daughters, who seemed delighted to spend time with her.—
Kate Bolduan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Read More About: MTV RuPaul's Drag Race TV News TV Ratings Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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They’re actually formulated with moisturizing ingredients like (vitamin E and hyaluronic acid) to nourish the skin, with noncomedogenic options to keep acne-prone skin happy.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The survey also found that blue-collar workers are less satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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While Green Bay was a playoff team, the Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur were not satisfied with merely being a playoff team last year.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The charms are at a significantly lower price point, and Macaulay is glad to be opening the brand up to a broader base.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Looking ahead, the pair is glad to be staying in Florida with their husbands and their kids, Hoedt's 7-week-old Margaret and Mellquist's 19-month-old Willow.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It's supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families feast and purchase new clothes for children -- but most of Gaza's 2 million people are just trying to survive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gabriela Jaquez made sure to marinate in this moment, bouncing gleefully toward half-court while her teammates formed a joyous mob.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Keep reading for the recipe, plus a few more joyful things to slot into your month.—
Olivia Quintana,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Victory is a joyful, adorable, and sweet little boy.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blissful. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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