as in delighted
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 exulted
The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Where Godard and his collaborators exulted in their freedom, Linklater was intent on painstaking accuracy.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Where Godard and his collaborators exulted in their freedom, Linklater was intent on painstaking accuracy.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exulted
delighted
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Snoop, who delighted audiences with his dispatches from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will be back on his ring game next month as a roving correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nancy Bernstorff and Terri Lopez, both from Ramona, said they were delighted by Truett’s artwork.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Exulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exulted. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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