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as in loved
to take pleasure in
TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen
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as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world
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Recent Examples of enjoyed
Mayfield enjoyed an excellent game himself, throwing two more touchdown passes before halftime, and another field goal from McLaughlin late in the third meant the Bucs entered the fourth quarter up 27-20.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Coldplay has long enjoyed an impressive run of Billboard chart success throughout their career.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Keith Urban has enjoyed decades as one of the most successful musicians in the country industry, especially in America.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023, Lundqvist enjoyed an elite 15-year NHL career with the New York Rangers.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite the early hour, the 41-year-old jewelry designer enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
This year, the contest enjoyed a 70% increase in entries from Southeast Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam,Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
An unusually versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed raw, braised, or even baked into a lasagna, radicchio thrives in the region’s fertile soil, yielding two to three harvests where many vegetables make only an annual appearance.
—Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Coldplay has long enjoyed an impressive run of Billboard chart success throughout their career.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Keith Urban has enjoyed decades as one of the most successful musicians in the country industry, especially in America.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023, Lundqvist enjoyed an elite 15-year NHL career with the New York Rangers.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite the early hour, the 41-year-old jewelry designer enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
This year, the contest enjoyed a 70% increase in entries from Southeast Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam,Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
An unusually versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed raw, braised, or even baked into a lasagna, radicchio thrives in the region’s fertile soil, yielding two to three harvests where many vegetables make only an annual appearance.
—Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoyed
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Even trust founders or beneficiaries can have a financial interest in foreign accounts owned by the trust.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The group owned by Steve Ballmer also spent roughly $220,000 this year to sway lawmakers on the legislation, among other proposals, according to lobbying reports.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Padres have had 18 winning seasons, including 2024.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The event had a party atmosphere with a nerdy tinge.Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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If one or more of the judges is not retained, Indiana would use the judicial nomination commission to select a new lawyer, and the Indiana governor would make the appointment from a list of nominees by the commission.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Enjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoyed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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