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experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
a blissful cat who obviously loves being stroked
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Recent Examples of blissful
And even more blissful that my teacher hadn’t been able to tell that my thoughts were drifting.
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Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
For a few blissful hours, live music can transport us back to a time before divisiveness, deepfakes, and endless cat memes dominated our feeds.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
However, most of the guests were children who had already been having a pretty blissful afternoon.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Comments Whoopi Goldberg is blasting Joe Rogan’s recent claims that Donald Trump’s decade-old visit to The View was a blissful, happy-go-lucky experience for everyone involved.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
For a few blissful hours, live music can transport us back to a time before divisiveness, deepfakes, and endless cat memes dominated our feeds.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
However, most of the guests were children who had already been having a pretty blissful afternoon.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Comments Whoopi Goldberg is blasting Joe Rogan’s recent claims that Donald Trump’s decade-old visit to The View was a blissful, happy-go-lucky experience for everyone involved.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blissful
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Rolan is especially thankful for the work the organization did to bring her family together.Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mariah Carey has a million reasons to be thankful this holiday season.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The latest entry to the Meet the Parents franchise premiered over 10 years ago, and fans of the movies might be delighted to learn that Universal Pictures wants to get the original cast together for another sequel.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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His first pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, was pro-legalization; cannabis advocates were delighted.Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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To me, the best trip means one that was utterly peaceful, filled with happy low-stress activities, best enjoyed with others.CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Despite Sickle's happy ending, there are still plenty of dogs looking for new forever homes across the country.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The healthcare industry finds itself at a crossroads, where none of the key players — payers, providers, or patients — are truly satisfied with the current system.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Companies were less satisfied with current business.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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So glad The Athletic finally has a team dedicated to creating data visualizations!Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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In story-ballet mode, the corps brings the main characters’ props onstage—such as scarves that represent the blood of the security guard’s many victims—and then exits with glad little jetés.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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While men crave the joyous beauty of motherhood and the freedom of emotional expression, women resent them.Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Find out in this joyous show filled with unforgettable characters and thrilling songs that evoke the London of Dickens’ era.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Connecting with our heritage can bring us joy, but connecting with someone else’s heritage can be just as joyful, a gift to compliment our own precious traditions and brightening our commitment to them.Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Other images showed prisoners making a joyful exit from the city’s central prison after the rebels’ takeover.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blissful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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