as in delighted
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series
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Verb
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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 -
The Viral Reaction TikTok users were delighted by the clip, with comments including.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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Where Godard and his collaborators exulted in their freedom, Linklater was intent on painstaking accuracy.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the end, reason triumphed over adventurism at the Spanish court.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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This new group eventually triumphed.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Gloried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloried. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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