as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
the Olympic athletes were told to stifle the glorying antics and to accept their medals with some measure of humility
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as in delighting
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorying
Adjective
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Rouge-er Megan Thee Stallion enjoying a triumphant return to Broadway in the Lil’ Kim role.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026 -
The graduation marked a triumphant moment for the teen, who has spent much of her life battling a rare medical condition that caused her left leg to grow to a massive size.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Aside from delighting the taste buds of curious tourists and hardy locals alike, lobster contributes more than $1 billion to the state’s economy.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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This younger Yelich-O’Connor sister made good use of the opportunity, delighting the typically small — but steadily growing — early Day 1 crowd with a hourlong set that nicely showcased her indie-dance-pop tunes.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Colombia of 1994 is not Colombia of 2026, a safer country, a happier country, a more united country, a prouder country.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The quality of your trip can set a tone for the next part of your day and can shift the experience of commuting to something of which to be proud in our city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
7 June 2026
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While being ecstatic with her achievement this week, Kostyuk also dedicated her emotional quarterfinal win to the people of Ukraine, amid the ongoing war with Russia.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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In 2025, a capacity crowd was exploding for her, the biggest star in the sport, triumphing on one of its biggest stages once again.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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“Glorying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorying. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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