We all rejoiced over our friend's good luck. rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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Republican lickspittles like Lindsey Graham and Jim Banks praised Trump and trashed Zelenskyy while Russian leaders rejoiced.—Maureen Dowd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 Across the country, celebrations will recall our nation’s history, rejoice in its triumphs, and look to what might be possible in our next quarter millennium of nationhood.—Michael Brickman, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025 Across the galaxy, people rejoiced and celebrated the end of war—and the promises of tomorrow.—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025 As Queen Bey embraced her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter (already a Grammy winner in her own right), and began to make her way to the stage, the room rejoiced.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejoice
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French rejois-, stem of rejoier, rejoir, from re- + joir to welcome, enjoy, from Latin gaudēre to be glad — more at joy
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