as in to revel
to enjoy something that is appealingly rich or relaxing
He spent the morning luxuriating in his bed. She luxuriated in the beauties of the natural world.
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Recent Examples of luxuriate
Enjoy Venus in Cancer by embracing your inner crab tendencies by luxuriating by a pool or at the beach, and feel the refreshing optimism and emotional reset!
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
Sony and Microsoft and the PC world can keep playing the cutting-edge hardware competition while Nintendo luxuriates in its bizarre boutique silo, unbothered, moisturized, in its lane, consistently content with winning its own solo race.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Moving off the wintery soundstage used in Season 2, the cast returned to the wilderness where Krueger luxuriated in another change: his beard.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
Kirchner’s slow-gliding camera, luxuriating in every inch of the space, is no less seduced.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
Sony and Microsoft and the PC world can keep playing the cutting-edge hardware competition while Nintendo luxuriates in its bizarre boutique silo, unbothered, moisturized, in its lane, consistently content with winning its own solo race.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Moving off the wintery soundstage used in Season 2, the cast returned to the wilderness where Krueger luxuriated in another change: his beard.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
Kirchner’s slow-gliding camera, luxuriating in every inch of the space, is no less seduced.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luxuriate
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fans reveled as the Nets and the Suns marked the league's return by playing a preseason game in the Venetian Arena, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., which is also a casino operator there.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Oct. 2025
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And at the same time, while the East shivers, much of the West will bask under unusually mild to even warm weather.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Day-trippers dot the lake, braving chilly swims, renting rowboats, and basking in the sun.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Luxuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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