1
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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as in to please
to give satisfaction to
news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war
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Recent Examples of rejoice
Get The Recipe Over-The-Moon Chocolate Pie Chocolate lovers will always rejoice when there's a chocolate pie on the table.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Beauty fans rejoice: Ulta's Black Friday sale is here.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
That’s the sound of classical music fans rejoicing as Vienna announces that 2025 will be dedicated to championing 200 years of the waltzes and polkas of its native son Johann Strauss.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Web designers will also rejoice now that Photoshop supports SVG OpenType fonts for those wildly popular responsive designs, as well as emoji fonts.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Beauty fans rejoice: Ulta's Black Friday sale is here.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
That’s the sound of classical music fans rejoicing as Vienna announces that 2025 will be dedicated to championing 200 years of the waltzes and polkas of its native son Johann Strauss.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Web designers will also rejoice now that Photoshop supports SVG OpenType fonts for those wildly popular responsive designs, as well as emoji fonts.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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But in Beverly Hills, the institutions still endure and keep finding new ways to delight their guests.Andy Wang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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From classic comfort food to gourmet delights, these local restaurants are offering mouthwatering to-go meals that'll make your holiday season a whole lot easier (and tastier).Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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This pleased no one, culminating in weeks of gridlock on attempts to pass France’s 2025 national budget.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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The film's release on a fully functioning limited edition tape, as well as available 4K, Blu-ray and streaming on Hulu, couldn't please director Fede Álvarez more.Simon Thompson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
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This donation satisfies your RMD while reducing taxable income. Strategic Withdrawals If market conditions are favorable, consider taking RMDs earlier in the year to lock in gains.James Brewer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Coal satisfied the bulk of bitcoin’s electricity demands (45%), followed by natural gas (21%) and hydropower (16%).The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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But if global warming gets out of hand, warming four or five degrees Celsius, as many as 30% of species could be at risk.Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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While it’s marketed as a fall scent, this crowd-pleaser will also warm your home’s ambience at the holidays.Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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This one, Washington’s fourth this season, left you feeling agita rather than exulted.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rafa Hernández-Brito, the Guardians’ Spanish-language broadcaster, exulted.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Unlike most killer whales that swim the world’s oceans, Southern Resident orcas stick together, gathering annually in Puget Sound to feast on salmon during the summer and fall.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Black chefs and restauranteurs eagerly invite you to their establishments to sit down and feast or grab food to go.Essence, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoice. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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