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 His fans exult in a chief executive hellbent on bringing a championship to San Diego. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 The Padres walked off the field in expressionless silence as the Blue Jays exulted in the infield. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 All these novels exult in esoterica, daring the reader to open a web browser and follow up on Énard’s anecdotes and curious historical divagations. Nicholas Dames, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 The broken family exults in its own debasement just like the protesters and activist judges who pursue self-annihilation as liberation. Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exult
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  • It’s left supporters on Capitol Hill delighted, frustrated, or wondering what’s next.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Monteverde’s cloud forest is a haven for nature lovers, with canopy walks and wildlife encounters that will delight young and old alike.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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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
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  • Key Background Sunday’s men’s final comes one day after Aryna Sabalenka triumphed over Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the women’s singles final.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Intriguingly, both ties were played in West Germany, with Gladbach winning 6-0 in Augsburg before triumphing 10-0 in their own stadium in the second leg.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Baby animal enthusiasts rejoice, soon there will be new pups to see in the Nashville Zoo's nursery.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So rejoice, and fire up an éclade at your next cookout, campfire, or clambake.
    Peter Barrett, Outside, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Exult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exult. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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