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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
It’s been a rare show that’s enjoyed — and embraced as cool — across a wide range of ages and audiences, with a high-energy pace, electronic music and an engaging kind of crowd interaction.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Tuesday kicks off a historically merry period for investors, a stretch known familiarly as the Santa Claus rally for the positive stock market returns typically enjoyed during the holiday season, potentially bringing further gains to a largely cheery 2024 for equities.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The state of Indiana enjoyed a historic first.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Basketball has enjoyed a symbiotic and occasionally campy relationship with this calendar date, from the Jordan-Ewing smash of 1986 to the iconic Shaq-Kobe grudge match in 2004 to those weirdly-endearing fluorescent uniforms from a few years prior.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Contra Most of this year's most successful films were also enjoyed by critics.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In Sweden, where citizens had enjoyed high-speed Internet since the late nineties, piracy took on a political edge.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The northern European yard has already enjoyed three gigayacht launches in 2024.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
The fund that has enjoyed the biggest demand so far this year is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which raked in roughly $100 billion.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Tuesday kicks off a historically merry period for investors, a stretch known familiarly as the Santa Claus rally for the positive stock market returns typically enjoyed during the holiday season, potentially bringing further gains to a largely cheery 2024 for equities.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The state of Indiana enjoyed a historic first.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Basketball has enjoyed a symbiotic and occasionally campy relationship with this calendar date, from the Jordan-Ewing smash of 1986 to the iconic Shaq-Kobe grudge match in 2004 to those weirdly-endearing fluorescent uniforms from a few years prior.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Contra Most of this year's most successful films were also enjoyed by critics.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In Sweden, where citizens had enjoyed high-speed Internet since the late nineties, piracy took on a political edge.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The northern European yard has already enjoyed three gigayacht launches in 2024.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
The fund that has enjoyed the biggest demand so far this year is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which raked in roughly $100 billion.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoyed
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Yet there are other objects — a vase owned by a friend, say, or a book that a loved one once gave us — that are imbued with a near-mystic power for us.Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Stumbling blocks in Germany include the contention by streaming giants that they would be forced to make non-economically sustainable investments, and also the fact that many German production companies are owned by broadcasters.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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Carter had little national name recognition when he was elected president in 1976, having served in the Georgia Senate and one term as governor of the state before moving to the White House.Stephen Fowler, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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Aside from Juror #2 Francesca has had several smaller roles in Clint's movies, including Jersey Boys.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Leicester have retained their former men’s training ground, Belvoir Drive, just outside the city centre, which is situated in a housing estate, and there is so far no information on the Land Registry of a sale.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Producers hold onto their rights and their IP and the value from our spend is retained in the UK, not across the Atlantic.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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His new music is possessed by an even more flamboyant theatricality, channelling post-punk, jazz fusion, prog, and even show tunes.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Frederic has not possessed the puck enough to put it on net.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Enjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoyed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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