exultation

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Recent Examples of exultation The exultation that broke out inside the courtroom as Moss embraced her grown daughter, who was 5 when Moss was incarcerated, soon reached Mabel Bassett Correctional Center. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 Here, in two very different settings, its mix of exultation, defiance and acknowledgment of the very real possibility of defeat could not be more apt. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 Amateur video showed her exultation upon first seeing Omri being transferred to the IDF helicopter. Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Use the packing cubes While there’s a clean split between checking bags and carrying them on, in no space were these sources more unanimous than in their exultation of packing cubes. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exultation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultation
Noun
  • Lamb liked to link play, although City also had plenty of joy down the flanks.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The soldiers and settlers can be relied upon to stifle joy, waiting at the olive harvests, along the coasts, and at checkpoints where women are forced to give birth on the sides of the road.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The passage is eerily similar to Salinger’s own state of mind while in uniform, specifically on a day that should have evoked ecstasy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Such is the ecstasy, the agony, of judgment, which was never for their benefit.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The next day, JT showed a snippet of his viral cameo that had everyone and their mother throwing up their phones in glee.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Other, less cartoonish responses have lingered on Cambridge’s comparable glee in brandishing Arday in the first place.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Amid the elation, local officials told CNN more voices had been heard.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Fischer expressed pure elation while rounding the bases on the homer.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The crowd responded enthusiastically to the proposal, and many of the president’s supporters expressed delight at the prospect of receiving $5,000.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The calm, disciplined dive master, Rashid Suleiman, is the country’s first Tanzanian to hold that post – and a positive delight to explore the reefs with.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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