exultation
noun
ex·ul·ta·tion
ˌek-(ˌ)səl-ˈtā-shən 
ˌeg-(ˌ)zəl-
Examples of exultation in a Sentence
The crowd cheered in exultation.
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Then the humblest guy in the bullpen stood on the mound in exultation, pumping his fist and letting out a little yell.
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Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
Word that Uruguay was seeking a trade deal with China prompted exultation at El Álamo ranch, a lush expanse of grass punctuated by cactus and herds of cattle on the eastern plains of Uruguay.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
The sheer exultation of communing, something else elusive for the person with ASD, is felt throughout the Mandell Weiss Forum.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
Recalling his youth, the dying man’s desolation turns to exultation as a heavenward journey begins.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
Felt the exultation of a championship parade.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
These clouds of unknowing around individual personalities add to a strain of puzzled mysticism in Strout’s work, in which characters leading lives blighted by toil and unshareable terrors suddenly experience flashes of intense perceptions, almost a kind of exultation.
—Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2021
But the exultation of his initially flopped 1963 holiday album, A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records, has only intensified with time.
—Barry Walters, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2021
Kyle Shanahan doesn’t announce which San Francisco 49ers made the Pro Bowl in a group setting because the head coach knows exultation be mixed with dejection.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
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Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
Word that Uruguay was seeking a trade deal with China prompted exultation at El Álamo ranch, a lush expanse of grass punctuated by cactus and herds of cattle on the eastern plains of Uruguay.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
The sheer exultation of communing, something else elusive for the person with ASD, is felt throughout the Mandell Weiss Forum.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
Recalling his youth, the dying man’s desolation turns to exultation as a heavenward journey begins.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
Felt the exultation of a championship parade.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
These clouds of unknowing around individual personalities add to a strain of puzzled mysticism in Strout’s work, in which characters leading lives blighted by toil and unshareable terrors suddenly experience flashes of intense perceptions, almost a kind of exultation.
—Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2021
But the exultation of his initially flopped 1963 holiday album, A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records, has only intensified with time.
—Barry Walters, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2021
Kyle Shanahan doesn’t announce which San Francisco 49ers made the Pro Bowl in a group setting because the head coach knows exultation be mixed with dejection.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of exultation was
in the 15th century
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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exultation. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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