We all rejoiced over our friend's good luck. rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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Eccentrics, rejoice—Sleepytime Gorilla Museum’s doors are open to the public once again!—Brad Sanders, SPIN, 10 Apr. 2024 Such an accomplishment would create rejoicing across town, where, among the few residents, eight people from three families remain living in a basement shelter since the first Russian shell on Lyman landed in their courtyard, in May 2022.—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2024 Almost a century ago, Americans rejoiced at the end of Prohibition.—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 Backpackers will rejoice at the MSR WindBurner Stove System, a lightweight and incredibly compact kit for cooking at your site after a long day of hiking.—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024 Those with longer or shorter torsos can also rejoice–there are regular and petite options within each size.—Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024 One group that rejoiced at the news is a large community of lower-caste Hindus in West Bengal, whose ancestors came to India from Bangladesh.—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Cinema operators could rejoice this weekend as cash registers were ringing loudly for the first time in a long time.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
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Word History
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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