as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory
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Recent Examples of exult
As the players raced to one another, exulting in yet another heart-stopping, nerve-shredding win, staff members sprinted onto the field after them, ensuring each star was correctly attired.
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2024
These enterprising lady leaders bring fresh perspectives, transforming their facilities to work in harmony with nature and exult indigenous flavors.
—Annie B. Shapero, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
Jelly Roll exulted upon getting his climactic honor from the actor, who was representing Austin, the home of the CMT Music Awards for the second year running.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The album also exults in musical zingers, non sequiturs and startling off-grid eruptions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2024
These enterprising lady leaders bring fresh perspectives, transforming their facilities to work in harmony with nature and exult indigenous flavors.
—Annie B. Shapero, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
Jelly Roll exulted upon getting his climactic honor from the actor, who was representing Austin, the home of the CMT Music Awards for the second year running.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The album also exults in musical zingers, non sequiturs and startling off-grid eruptions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exult
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The keyboard’s trademark shallow key travel remains the same, which is a demerit for heavy-handed typists like myself but should delight light-touch Mac users who prefer little to no resistance when typing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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A day care facility in Maine has delighted the internet by revealing which dog breed is the clingiest, and needless to say, anyone who owns a German shorthaired pointer can relate.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
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In two of the six presidential elections conducted this century, the Republican candidate has triumphed over the Democrat despite losing the popular vote contest.Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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State Significance The Democratic presidential candidate has not won in Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996, and former President Donald Trump triumphed there in 2020 by roughly 18 points.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Spooky season lovers, rejoice: ’Tis officially the week of Halloween!Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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Men’s 7-13 Pros and Cons ⊕ Mid-soft, asymmetrical, freestyle-ready flex ⊕ Waterproof ⊕ Excellent heel hold ⊗ Flimsy insoles Mt. Baker boarders and Mt. Hood homies—rejoice.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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