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
His freewheeling political rallies and frothy social media presence were, and continue to be, a source of great glee to his fans and followers.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
But some White House staff seemed to take a degree of glee in highlighting the Clinton material.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
In fact, some of the more effective films centered around the holiday are in the horror genre, playing in contrast with a wicked sense of glee.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
The elders, many of them in winter pajamas, shout out with glee.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glee
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That indefatigable cheerfulness, even when describing scenes that sound brutal to almost anyone else, ran through the entire interview.—
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
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There were no rowdy whoops and cheers.—
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He was greeted in return with whoops and cheers.—
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Even after a season of festivities, morale can be low and burnout can be high.—
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The anniversary festivities appeared to also take place at The Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills as Windey shared a snap of the hotel's logo as latte art.—
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The urgency of his rhymes recounting past drug deals and evictions almost dramatizes a feeling of pitting hunger, but mirth, humor, and hooks put it in perspective.—
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Celebrating 250 Years The anniversary calls certainly for somber commemoration, but the 250th also calls for mirth, says Joe Riley, a retired Marine Corps major who served 1990 to 2010, including deployment in Iraq.—
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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