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• n  any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
• a  showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
  glad you are here
  glad that they succeeded
  gave a glad shout
  a glad smile
  heard the glad news
  a glad occasion
• s  eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
  glad to help
• s  feeling happy appreciation
  glad of the fire's warmth
• s  cheerful and bright
  a glad May morning

• The South Koreans, who had seemed on the verge of collapse early in the war, continued to fight in a way that made the Americans glad to have them on their side.
• Paul Johnson: I'm very glad to be with you.
• Pollyanna Whittier, inventor of the famed "glad game" (which consists of picking out silver linings for all the blackest clouds), marries Jimmy Pendleton in Chapter One and .

• gladiolus
• gladiola
• sword lily
• happy
• beaming

• sad

News & Articles

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• The Public Pulse, June 19
  Glad ancestors could immigrate
  June 19, 2013 - Omaha World-Herald
• Foothills grad Glad enjoys ride
  Forget about the frying pan. Justen Glad jumped directly into the fire.
  June 18, 2013 - Arizona Daily Star
• Soccer: Foothills grad Glad enjoys ride
  Forget about the frying pan. Justen Glad jumped directly into the fire.
  June 18, 2013 - Arizona Daily Star

Quotes

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• Nick Swisher in The Associated Press
  It's so crazy. I felt like a politician the last four days. You're up in the polls; you're down in the polls. Man, this is taxing,Swisher said. "I'm glad this is over. I couldn't be any more excited."
• Jason Alexander in The Associated Press
  I'm glad people are feeling like the economy's back enough that they can do it,Alexander said. "It wasn't because the interest in poker went away, so I have to assume people weren't willing to speculate."