as in pleased
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
we're delighted to meet you finally!
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as in joyed
to feel or express joy or triumph
I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries
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as in satisfied
to give satisfaction to
the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words
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Recent Examples of delighted
Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Ohanian looked delighted to be supporting his wife.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Senior Anfield figures are delighted with how Doak has embraced the experience given the size of the leap from under-21s football to the Championship.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Baez’s approval For Barbaro, perhaps more importantly than all the accolades is the approval of Baez, who enjoyed the movie and was delighted with Barbaro’s depiction of her.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The King and Queen, and other members of the royal family have all been informed and are delighted with the news.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Ohanian looked delighted to be supporting his wife.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Senior Anfield figures are delighted with how Doak has embraced the experience given the size of the leap from under-21s football to the Championship.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Baez’s approval For Barbaro, perhaps more importantly than all the accolades is the approval of Baez, who enjoyed the movie and was delighted with Barbaro’s depiction of her.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delighted
Adjective
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The dog will be glad to be here, but won’t like the journey.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Barthel of Phantogram is glad the band got its start before short-form video apps became the de facto route to break new music.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Feb. 2025
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Very thankful for his time with the Miami Dolphins, and this gives them a chance to get younger and gives him a chance to pursue a ring elsewhere. — Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) February 14, 2025 The Dolphins will clear $2.9 million in cap space by releasing the standout running back.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The two friends also were thankful for their friends and family who were on the boat.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Parents of college students who are home for the holidays are thrilled.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Dec. 2024
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That's new, and not everyone is thrilled about it.—
John Tufts,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, a court is not satisfied that the agency considered every relevant alternative when formulating the policy.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The pack includes 12 pouches of baby-pleasing flavors that will keep your little one satisfied on the go.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Shore likes to use Canadian bacon for recipes that call for subtle smoke, where the lean meat is rolled or layered with a richer substance like béchamel or hollandaise and gently warmed.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2024
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Water vapor helps trap heat and could also have warmed the planet.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And so making Beijing happy is going to accrue to the financial benefit of Elon Musk and many billionaires who outsource work to China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Ellis hired his previous CBS Records colleague Gregg Geller, who José promptly put in charge of the Elvis Presley catalog, moving it over from Nashville, where Joe Galante was only too happy to relinquish it after the sales spike from Presley’s death in 1977 had cooled off.—
Roy Trakin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Delighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delighted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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