exult

verb

ig-ˈzəlt How to pronounce exult (audio)
Definition of exultnext
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 Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026 And then there was CMAT, the Irish singer who has already become a European sensation, exulting in a sensational reception for her mainstage set at GJWW, which some attendees went online to cite as the most thrilling full-length performance of the weekend. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026 To watch her extraordinary third feature is to exult in the obvious fact that Fastvold is one of them. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exult
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exult
  1. delight
  2. glory
  3. triumph
  4. rejoice
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  • There are dance sequences to come, and delight to be had as their own kids demonstrate the same ferocious capacity for imaginative play in later years.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Jackie and her mate, Shadow, delighted millions of viewers who watched an ongoing live stream of their nest in Big Bear.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of delight
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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
  • 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
Definition of glory
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  • Oba Femi triumphed over Brock Lesnar in a brutal Hell in a Cell main event in Lesnar's hometown, with Lesnar endorsing Femi post-match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Within a week, Flaco had triumphed over the doubters who feared that an owl raised in captivity wouldn’t have the strength or stamina to survive in the outside world.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of triumph
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  • Los Angeles film fans rejoiced last month with the news that the Cinerama Dome and Arclight Cinemas venue in Hollywood — which have been shuttered since the start of the pandemic — would finally reopen.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Later in the game, Cleveland’s José Ramírez was seen in the dugout apparently imitating Yan’s airborne style of rejoicing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejoice

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