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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While DeMario and her son have delighted their community each year with the annual attraction, the neighborhood is giving back to them, too.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Viral Reaction TikTok users were delighted by the clip, with comments including.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Exulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exulted. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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