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verb

as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor

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Recent Examples of joy
Noun
With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025 The second game is so brilliant, so what a joy to have the space and the time of more seasons to explore all of that and get into it. Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 May 2025 Kemba never changed, the money, the lifestyle, none of it wiped the joy, the smile from his eyes and his face. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025 Both trains offer luxury journeys that encourage passengers to partake in the joys of slow travel. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for joy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joy
Noun
  • Dylan, a baker’s apprentice, wants to marry her; their journey on his moped is one of the film’s loveliest sequences, an image of freedom and happiness that suggests such a life might be within reach.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
  • The Wrong Pet Beds Levy says the right type of dog bed is the most essential home item is for a dog's happiness and comfort.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • But turtles were seen popping their heads above the lake surface to the delight of many.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who eventually finished in fourth, was among those who profited from the virtual safety car too, much to the delight of the tifosi cheering him from the stands on home soil for the first time.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • The expectation is the surrounding bliss will inspire her.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • Then, drift off into bliss during a reinvigorating Imperial Relaxing Massage, delivered on a heated bed.
    Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Small joys Your brain’s pleasure systems prefer multiple small hits over one big one.
    Jessica Weiss, CNBC, 26 May 2025
  • The New Right’s reason for wanting this economy is less about the need to save the environment or the pleasures of a bespoke toaster; its concern is a healthy manufacturing sector.
    Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • By then, however, it was firmly expected that Brazil would triumph.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • May 11, 2025 Locked in a tense battle, Woods triumphed in the playoff, securing his second consecutive PGA Championship title.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • All of this means that if Sabalenka is alive in the final four and Świątek is on the other side of the net, both are likely to be in the kind of form to give the sport a rare treat: the two of them actually playing one another.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Complete with flowers, sweet treats and drinks, Joanna praised all of her daughter's hard work in the caption.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • After a day in the park, feast on local salmon and greens grown on the property, stretch out in the yoga yurt or the sauna, and cozy up with a good book around the fire.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
  • The cycle begins with the return of the first salmon in spring, which Pacific Northwest tribal nations honor with the First Salmon feast.
    Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025

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