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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The post has since garnered more than 54,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments from animal lovers delighted by the unexpected news.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Sweet, juicy and refreshingly crisp, pears have delighted taste buds for generations.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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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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Blaney is the only driver locked into the Round of 8, a serendipitous circumstance given that a Ford driver hasn’t won at Kansas since three-time champion Joey Logano triumphed there in 2020.—
Reid Spencer,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Team World, however, would strike first on Sunday, as the doubles team of Alcaraz and Ruud triumphed over Michelsen and Opelka.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Gloried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloried. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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