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
Elon Musk exulted in swinging his chainsaw.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exulted
delighted
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The comparison likely delighted Israel’s longest-serving leader, whose supporters rapidly shared the article on social media.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Exulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exulted. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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