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as in glad
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
we were thankful that someone else was footing the bill for the lavish wedding banquet
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as in grateful
feeling or expressing gratitude
I am thankful for all your help
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Recent Examples of thankful
Still, Glenn is thankful for his win ahead of the holiday season.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Jason Kelce's steamy soup commercial, Philly has plenty of hunk in the trunk to be thankful for this holiday.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
The Thanksgiving holiday, itself, is something to be thankful for.
—Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s a little something extra for some to be thankful for: A northern lights show!
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Jason Kelce's steamy soup commercial, Philly has plenty of hunk in the trunk to be thankful for this holiday.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
The Thanksgiving holiday, itself, is something to be thankful for.
—Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s a little something extra for some to be thankful for: A northern lights show!
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankful
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Smuggling networks were glad to help, charging fees that could reach $90,000 per person.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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All will be glad when this singularly nasty election is over.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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During Wednesday’s season-opening victory, Dawson Garcia provided many reasons for Gophers men’s basketball fans to be grateful the 6-foot-11 forward wears maroon and gold.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Three feet past the finish line, the runner bent at the waist, hands on her knees, exhausted but grateful to be finished.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
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Plenty of the tunes also contain the kind of NSFW lyrics that land with shocked delight to an audience appreciative of someone getting away with a really dirty joke.Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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Musk, having found an appreciative audience, kept going, finding new ways to suggest that the vice president was not worth the trouble of assassinating.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Of course, ProPublica reporters would be delighted to receive any and all leaks sources can share about the transition.Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
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Despite not initially recognizing them, Oakley soon grew delighted and jumped all over them.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Anything as long as Sad Obsessive Shut-In Number One is happy!Lindy Segal, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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This was a stroke of marketing genius, and plenty of producers were happy to oblige.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Authenticity was hot, hot, hot: the Rothschilds who hired Samson had been satisfied with shiny new furniture in the style of the eighteenth century, but the robber barons adding to Asher’s fortune wanted to pad their pedigrees with originals.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Beyond that, assembling posthumous releases can be particularly tricky because the fans demand music yet often aren’t satisfied with what’s delivered.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Thankful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankful. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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