exultation

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Recent Examples of exultation In came exultations of subjectivity and selfhood—the stuff of life that cannot be boiled down to facts and scientific data. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025 Billionaires and Icing There was exultation at Capital One Arena during a Sunday rally and at what was billed on Monday as an event to substitute for the inaugural parade. Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 After a day of exultation, Serbia’s players and coaches mostly just wanted sleep. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024 As the music blared, there was laughter, screams of exultation and once again tears. Michael Duarte, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for exultation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultation
Noun
  • So think about joy as the experience and happiness as the idea.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the trial, Ventura has been open about her prior dependence on opioids, as well as her use of MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine, mushrooms, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • These are important and if they are not statistically accounted for the technical skills of the game won’t be important and will be lost to the ecstasy of the home run and the agony of the strikeout.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • With hyperpop-ish glee, Barbie veered between musical, slapstick comedy, and melodrama.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
  • Julian had a blast cradling the cooing birds and imitating the chant-like calls of the pigeon handlers, flapping his arms with glee as their flocks took flight and landed on command.
    Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Taiwan’s elation at Biden’s defense aid, support for American renewable energy and technology policy under the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act, or tying itself in with support for Ukraine has transformed into liabilities Taipei is hoping segments of the American electorate forget.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Lakers’ elation one night earlier, after James tipped in the game-winning basket at the buzzer for a 120-119 win over the Indiana Pacers, eluded them on Thursday in a rematch with the Bulls, who had beaten them by 31 points last Saturday.
    Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But turtles were seen popping their heads above the lake surface to the delight of many.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who eventually finished in fourth, was among those who profited from the virtual safety car too, much to the delight of the tifosi cheering him from the stands on home soil for the first time.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025

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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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