as in cheerfulness
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities
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Recent Examples of glee
Russian officials and many Trump allies expressed glee; European nations reacted in horror.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Writing of the conditions in which both Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin arose, Arendt described a spirit of deep, corrosive cynicism and nihilistic glee at the inversion of old standards.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
And the Canucks will be giggling with glee that someone will have done them a massive failure by clearing 7 years of cP space for them.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Mulligan was also happy to recount her affection for some of her other co-stars, ticking through them with glee.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Writing of the conditions in which both Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin arose, Arendt described a spirit of deep, corrosive cynicism and nihilistic glee at the inversion of old standards.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
And the Canucks will be giggling with glee that someone will have done them a massive failure by clearing 7 years of cP space for them.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Mulligan was also happy to recount her affection for some of her other co-stars, ticking through them with glee.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glee
Noun
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In the eighth inning, Soto made a running catch in front of the wall on a long fly ball off the bat of Anthony Santander — another moment that earned cheers from the crowd.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Iglesias also got a big cheer from the crowd after stumbling across first base on an infield single in the eighth inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The day's festivities included a pageant commemorating the land runs of 1889 and 1893.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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The playful enthusiasm that his soldiers had hitherto displayed in martial training and sporty festivities, and the esprit de corps forged in their common cause, gave way to their bloodied corpses; the film’s depictions of their gory stillness, in full color, come as a shock.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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The study results found that the combination of satire and anthropomorphism elicited the most mirth.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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On this day, director Jeffrey Lo and book, music and lyrics creator Min Kahng plopped dead center at their work station as the chaos and mirth of a new musical exploded around them.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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