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as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
nothing gives me more pleasure than a hot meal after a long day
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as in joy
a source of great satisfaction
the new car is a real pleasure to drive
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as in delight
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around
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as in to delight
to give satisfaction to
a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate
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Recent Examples of pleasure
PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
Her humor and lively spirit made the Young Frankenstein set a pleasure to work on.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
The renovation also revealed fresh details in the decor, including a sensual depiction of a young woman pleasuring herself alongside more modest religious figures—a common 15th-century juxtaposition reminding worshippers to choose virtue over vice.
—Jessica Poitevien, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Noun
That tactile pleasure, combined with flashing lights and sound effects, never grows old.
—PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
Her humor and lively spirit made the Young Frankenstein set a pleasure to work on.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
The renovation also revealed fresh details in the decor, including a sensual depiction of a young woman pleasuring herself alongside more modest religious figures—a common 15th-century juxtaposition reminding worshippers to choose virtue over vice.
—Jessica Poitevien, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasure
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.3-acre, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their job is to create the perfect slimes for the enjoyment of human children, which gets them into all kinds of sticky situations.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Given Heretic’s clear joy in kicking around ideas, this is frustrating.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Both comic and series have suffered a similar fate — being buried in a landslide of Too Much Stuff — and both are clever little delights that deserve to be remembered.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jones provides a rubbery synth line, while Michael breaths heavily, squeaks, squeals and hiccups to soul’s delight.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2008, Yang arrived at NYU, set on a pre-med path in part to please his parents and in part to indulge his idolization of Sandra Oh in Grey’s Anatomy.Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recently, what pleased Strawberry was getting into the garage and breaking into the leftover cases of beer, causing Mullins to find the pet pig a little worse for wear.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Serena Wiliams Serena also finds a lot of contentment and joy in her life with her husband, cofounder and investor Alexis Ohanian, Sr. (Reddit, Angel City FC).Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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Smile Hair Clinic only provides high-quality treatments that create customer contentment.Tyler Shepherd, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024
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This decline is attributed to lower revenues from entertainment offerings and food, beverage, and merchandise sales.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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This is a show with a major Hollywood star in Colin Farrell and, more importantly, a major entertainment brand in DC comics, the success of which is quite important to David Zaslav and Warner Bros.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Fed has satisfied its dual mandate of keeping inflation and unemployment low.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Get The Recipe 16 of 25 Classic Pumpkin Pie Made with refrigerated pie dough, this richly spiced pie will satisfy the Thanksgiving purists.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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Analyzing customer satisfaction metrics aids in setting clear, actionable performance goals that help unify your team and drive long-term success.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But our core values haven’t—of teamwork, integrity, total customer satisfaction.Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Pleasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasure. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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