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
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
The attorney representing Peralta, Robert Zarco, was equally delighted.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2025
The Murcia family put heart into every show and delighted the crowd to warm up everyone’s energy in the cold fog.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Customers were intrigued, and then delighted.
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Cincinnati’s beloved holiday trains have delighted families since 1946 when the elaborate model display was first set up in the lobby of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Building at Fourth and Main streets.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for delighted
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Cronin was more pleased with his team-high eight deflections.—
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Bonta said he’s been pleased to see judges pushing back against the president’s power grabs, including by using sharp language that makes their alarm clear.—
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
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The Weselohs are glad Matuszewicz returned to the neon world to help preserve its presence in Colorado.—
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And count him as one of the many people glad this wild-card game is in Charlotte.—
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But Carolina triumphed in the three-way tiebreaker, by virtue of its better overall record against the other first-place teams.—
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With victory in north London, Littler now takes a 4-3 lead in his head-to-head with Van Veen, having first triumphed against him at the Youth World Championship final in November 2023.—
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Seriously, just thrilled about it—all of us!—
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If people are thrilled about it, that's news, too.—
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Vigilante and his family lost everything, but were thankful to still have each other.—
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Dominique was just thankful to have him.—
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The freezing festivities were warmed by the menu of Captain Roy's and drinks.—
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Later on, a smaller group of us from the ship recalled feeling absolutely out of sorts as we were guided into a large communal space, stripped out of our robes, and each scrubbed and bathed on top of our own warmed marble slabs.—
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In January 2025, Lane posted a photo on Instagram of himself hugging Layla and wishing her a happy birthday.—
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Kinnear, though, is happy with the lineup.—
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“Delighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delighted. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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