as in to delight
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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as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
with an exulting smile the winner of the tournament waved to the cheering crowd
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as in delighting
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 exult
David Aldridge, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The real problem, though, was that my college years fell in the middle of a triumphalist era, with the Soviet Union smoldering on the ash heap and America exulting in its victory over history.
—Michael Moynihan, airmail.news, 26 Oct. 2024
Now, however, the shoe is on the other foot, as elements of the Left’s hard core constituencies exult in their law-breaking, vandalize and destroy property and bully those who disagree with them.
—Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
Close chances and corresponding roars continued, the crowd exulting in a moment long overdue.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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This one, Washington’s fourth this season, left you feeling agita rather than exulted.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The real problem, though, was that my college years fell in the middle of a triumphalist era, with the Soviet Union smoldering on the ash heap and America exulting in its victory over history.
—Michael Moynihan, airmail.news, 26 Oct. 2024
Now, however, the shoe is on the other foot, as elements of the Left’s hard core constituencies exult in their law-breaking, vandalize and destroy property and bully those who disagree with them.
—Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
Close chances and corresponding roars continued, the crowd exulting in a moment long overdue.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exult
Adjective
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Berenger makes his triumphant return to the Sniper series, and Dennis Haysbert is introduced as Colonel Stone, a character who appears in multiple Sniper sequels.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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In the next round that year, Boston lost Game 6 at home to the Heat before knocking out Jimmy Butler and his proud team by capturing Game 7 in Miami.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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Most fans are ecstatic, but one Madrid supporter gently makes a ‘calm down’ gesture.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The Mad Money host was ecstatic about the recent run-up in Disney stock this year, strong quarterly numbers and a turnaround in streaming.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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The exultant right-wing influencers who cheer on MAGA’s sassy clapback anti-diplomacy should remember that insulting another country’s politicians is like insulting someone else’s family.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The associate principal clarinetist, Ben Adler, led the opening upward squeal with exultant sassiness, setting the tone for a high-spirited romp that brought grins to the faces of many onstage.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Exult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exult. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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