as in merry
indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor
the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of gleeful
Folks by it must be gleeful to see the two-story scar come down, memories of the tarnished site hauled away with tons of debris from the bulldozed site.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Pattern’s real, from DSA cheers for Hamas to other gleeful tragedies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Doubt over their testimony and the evidence presented, which did show gleeful texts to Combs, only hindered their ability to see the scenario as an example of coercive control, as prosecutors do .
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Nick calls Whitney out for being gleeful about other people’s drama and how this attitude comes off as calculated.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Pattern’s real, from DSA cheers for Hamas to other gleeful tragedies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Doubt over their testimony and the evidence presented, which did show gleeful texts to Combs, only hindered their ability to see the scenario as an example of coercive control, as prosecutors do .
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Nick calls Whitney out for being gleeful about other people’s drama and how this attitude comes off as calculated.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleeful
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The Lower East Side location is now home to Comal—a new, eclectic Mexican restaurant from chef Gaz Herbert, a Cuernavaca native—and the same downtown crowd seems to have found its merry way there.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 July 2025
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History doesn’t record whether this plea was met with a merry hail of fat envelopes or with silence.—
Daniel Seifert,
JSTOR Daily,
16 July 2025
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Crosby released a number of tunes throughout his career that were made perfectly for the jolliest time of the year, and his wins are still coming his way, even decades after his passing.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Instead of its usual jolly cartoons, the channel began broadcasting footage of Russian military parades accompanied by music of the Russian nationalist singer Oleg Gazmanov.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even today, the dish retains these communal roots and is often the star of a big Sunday lunch or festive gathering of family and friends.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Both are extra-ticket affairs with special entertainment programming, festive foods and access to select attractions and characters.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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From the cast member who clocked my son’s pin collection–and then pointed out the hotel’s own trading station—to our cheerful server at the Lava Pool, who came equipped with sandwich recommendations, everyone was consistently helpful and attentive.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways The Elmo hack shattered more than just a cheerful digital persona.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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“Gleeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleeful. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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