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
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.
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The episode luxuriates in shading in different aspects of Syd’s personality.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 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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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The episode luxuriates in shading in different aspects of Syd’s personality.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 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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Yet the feeling that the Red Sox proved everyone wrong prompted him to revel, too.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gattuso reveled as his side broke the deadlock when Moise Kean headed in Mateo Retegui’s flick-on in the 58th minute.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boy band were basking in their 2008 reunion when Blue Bloods came along.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Las Vegas finished its 2025 climb with a trophy in hand, basking in the view from the top of the WNBA.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Luxuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriate. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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