revel in
phrasal verb
reveled in or revelled in; reveling in or revelling in; revels in
: to enjoy (something) very much
She reveled in her success.
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Later that month, revel in all things seafood at the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival.
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Hill revels in the many romantic and social scandals of her subjects—including the author Zora Neale Hurston, the film pioneer Oscar Micheaux, and considerably more obscure characters—instead of just their careers, making for a livelier listen than your typical history podcast.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
His work often takes him away from those home bases, giving him the opportunity to revel in new destinations.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
While naysayers and doubters reveled in jeering at the genre’s valleys, an eclectic coalition of younger artists and listeners has ushered in what’s hopefully the first of many peaks to come for R&B, in the 2020s and beyond.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Hill revels in the many romantic and social scandals of her subjects—including the author Zora Neale Hurston, the film pioneer Oscar Micheaux, and considerably more obscure characters—instead of just their careers, making for a livelier listen than your typical history podcast.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
His work often takes him away from those home bases, giving him the opportunity to revel in new destinations.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
While naysayers and doubters reveled in jeering at the genre’s valleys, an eclectic coalition of younger artists and listeners has ushered in what’s hopefully the first of many peaks to come for R&B, in the 2020s and beyond.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Revel in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revel%20in. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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