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be glad

VERB

rejoice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exult revel

STRONG

celebrate delight enjoy glory joy triumph

WEAK

be overjoyed feel happy jump for joy make merry

Antonyms

WEAK

be sad

Example Sentences

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Aerospace investors can be glad they weren’t in software stocks.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Future historians will be glad to have “Melania” as a lens into this moment in time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

When this bull market does finally come to an end, you will be glad to have that knowledge on your side.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

I just got back, and you’ll be glad to know I killed it at the Cleveland Clinic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

“Grandpa must be glad there’s a sugar snow,” Laura said.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder