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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2
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
Jesus weeps, children rejoice, bells ring loud from sea to shining sea.
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Real-Time Translation Douglas Adams fans, rejoice: Inspired by the Babel fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Timekettle’s earbuds make (nearly) real-time translation possible.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2025
Side Parts Millennials rejoice: all experts say that side parts will be making a triumphant comeback.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
Rudd’s fans rejoiced at seeing People magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive catching some direct sun.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Real-Time Translation Douglas Adams fans, rejoice: Inspired by the Babel fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Timekettle’s earbuds make (nearly) real-time translation possible.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2025
Side Parts Millennials rejoice: all experts say that side parts will be making a triumphant comeback.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
Rudd’s fans rejoiced at seeing People magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive catching some direct sun.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoice
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The store has delighted Sacramentans for decades with its abundant decor and offbeat merchandise, from novelty items like fake mustaches and rubber chickens to staples like candles and cookware.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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An adorable video of a Chihuahua who loves to floss has delighted the internet, as TikTok users can't get enough of his love of dental hygiene.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The result is a classic, pleasing palette with a hint of color.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2025
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Côté’s doc provides a portrait of a man battling to find inner peace one Insta reel at a time by pleasing dominatrices.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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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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But the good cop/bad cop act didn’t entirely satisfy her fanbase.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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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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More ducks are opting against migration due to evolution and natural selection — and there's an association with warming winters caused by climate change, Dale Gentry, director of conservation for Audubon Upper Mississippi River, told Axios.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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This sort of community solidarity is essential in a warming planet where these sorts of environmental disasters are going to become more common, especially in parts of the world that lack resources or whose governments are not interested in providing them.—
Kristin Deasy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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During an appearance before Trump supporters in Washington on Monday, Mr. Musk, who is also the chief executive of SpaceX, exulted that the president had promised to send astronauts to Mars.—
Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The real problem, though, was that my college years fell in the middle of a triumphalist era, with the Soviet Union smoldering on the ash heap and America exulting in its victory over history.—
Michael Moynihan,
airmail.news,
26 Oct. 2024
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In a process known as fermentation, these bacteria feast on the oligosaccharides, resulting in byproducts like hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, and, occasionally, sulfur—in other words, gas.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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The rare kids’ show that adults can feast on, mostly because of the wonders wrought by Julie Taymor, who designed and directed.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Rejoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoice. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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