as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory

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Recent Examples of exult Rafa Hernández-Brito, the Guardians’ Spanish-language broadcaster, exulted. Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 While comedies like the BBC’s Man Like Mobeen were exulted for their authenticity, there is a view that UK drama is the domain of white writers, producers, and directors, and this has damaged representation. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024 When Lionel Messi and Argentina at last exulted in Qatar a year and a half ago, edging France in a shootout to win an electrifying World Cup final, La Albiceleste finished rewriting a narrative that had followed it to every major tournament for nearly 30 years. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 His constituents exulted when he was thrown out of Congress by his colleagues. Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exult 
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  • Following the birth of Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ daughter, Golden Raye, last Sunday, Randi Mahomes delighted fans with a post on Instagram following the blessed event.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
  • There is an argument that Alexander-Arnold is just a 21st-century version of Glenn Hoddle, a midfield playmaker who both delighted and baffled the country in the 1980s.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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  • Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.
    Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
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  • Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
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  • Cote d’Ivoire hosted and triumphed at the African Cup of Nations, defeating Nigeria in the final.
    Stephanie Busari and Ifeanyi Abraham, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Eagles triumphed over the Packers 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, but the victory was marred by a disturbing altercation in the stands.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Rudd’s fans rejoiced at seeing People magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive catching some direct sun.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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    Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025

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