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
Competition for resources has renewed their old rivalry, and radical Islamist influencers on Telegram, a messaging app, have whipped up sectarian animosity between the two sides and have exulted in the murder and rape of Druze villagers.
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Steven N. Simon, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2025
Harsh critics see it (rightly so, perhaps) as having little to no story, while fans love to exult in the silly CGI spectacles.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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
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Steven N. Simon, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2025
Harsh critics see it (rightly so, perhaps) as having little to no story, while fans love to exult in the silly CGI spectacles.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exult
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One-by-one, these teams utterly transformed their way of working because the entire design and execution of the program was based on delighting them and adding value at every touchpoint.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 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
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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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On the face of it, a clash of bombast against guile; in reality, though Fonseca’s weight of shot ultimately triumphed, a showcase of two very multi-faceted talents.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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In live action, having triumphed with multi-prized intimate cinema, some directors look set to break out of their comfort zone.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now is that time; explore, rejoice and lean in.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers got to rejoice again once Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays in a Game 7 classic to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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