1
as in thankful
feeling or expressing gratitude
she was grateful for her neighbor's help after she broke her foot
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as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
I'm glad for the grateful warmth of the fire on such a cold day
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Recent Examples of grateful
In Boca Raton, Ken Thomas was grateful to have his power restored this week, after about ten hours with no air conditioning.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
What else: The Dark Universe attraction is brief — your stomach may be grateful — so keep your eyes open for a quick werewolf sighting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Valle said she was overwhelmed by and grateful for the council’s action and the way the city has embraced her uncle’s memory and military service.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Pensacola International Airport has received 500 emails from grateful passengers praising the Pup Patrol.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
What else: The Dark Universe attraction is brief — your stomach may be grateful — so keep your eyes open for a quick werewolf sighting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Valle said she was overwhelmed by and grateful for the council’s action and the way the city has embraced her uncle’s memory and military service.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Pensacola International Airport has received 500 emails from grateful passengers praising the Pup Patrol.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grateful
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However, Madrid will be thankful for a relatively easy opening after missing out on a proper preseason following its participation in FIFA’s Club World Cup.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Though everyone was thankful the shooting was a hoax, the experience left an uneasy feeling around the campus of the Catholic university in suburban Philadelphia.—
Shane Brennan,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The 25-year-old is always pleasant and wearing a big smile.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Having visited the dome myself, the clearest impression that stays with me is how Hiroshima isn’t just surprisingly pleasant, but beautiful.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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However, that confusion also led to him being appreciative that his work has carried on into the new sequel series.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yet, before greeting his highly appreciative audience — and delivering an amazing 2-hour-plus show of some of the best music in rock ‘n’ roll history at the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley — the legendary guitarist for The Doors would sit down backstage with me for an exclusive interview.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Aug. 2025
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This leads us back to the Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady, a drink on the opening menu of Three Dots and a Dash that’s as good an example as any of McGee’s tiki sensibilities—unexpected and delicious, creative and precise.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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These copycat Auntie Anne’s style soft pretzels are fresh, buttery, and just as delicious—minus the mall lines.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth and Joyce make for a delightful black-cat, golden-retriever pair, and Ron and Ibrahim bring about hilarious shenanigans of their own.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Today, things are a bit different, and while the heyday of British sports cars may be behind us, the TR3 remains one of the most delightful, fun-to-drive machines around.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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Both Trejo and Crowley rode in the 2025 Centennial Tucson Rodeo, a nice mirroring of the agency’s own 100-year history.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Even Marty, one of the nicer guys on display in Coen and Cooke’s cockeyed crime movie, hits on Honey with an annoying relentlessness.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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Since judging the beauty of art is subjective, identifying the most aesthetically pleasing sculptures is difficult, Chidester said, but there are pieces in the collection that have drawn praise from the community.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
12 Aug. 2025
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None of this is pleasing to a country that has fought bitter wars with Pakistan, and whose officials have over the past two decades assiduously invested to elevate Indo-U.S. relations to a higher plane.—
Salil Tripathi,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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These two-bite muffins are just the sweet treat to finish it off.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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Summer is a season of leisurely lunches, sunset cocktails, and sweet treats.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Grateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grateful. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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