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overjoyed

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He set out how the couple had called off their search for a donor, overjoyed when Hutton informed them she was a match and offering "not just respite but rescue".

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In the latest adventure, Obelix -- the menhir delivery man with superhuman strength -- suffers a particularly bad bout of "saudade", and at one point laments: "I'm feeling down while being overjoyed."

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He was overjoyed that the fans were already engaging with film's main protagonist, on a deep level.

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The children who live on the farm were overjoyed by the rescue and greeted their goat with big hugs.

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She paid tribute to the "truly brave" volunteers who took part in the trial, saying she was "overjoyed for the patients and families".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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