as in joy
an elated, joyful feeling
The crowd cheered in exultation when the home team scored.
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Recent Examples of exultation
As the music blared, there was laughter, screams of exultation and once again tears.
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Michael Duarte, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Once eight outs away from claiming victory in Game Seven of the 2019 World Series as a member of the Astros, Cole watched helplessly from the bullpen while the Washington Nationals wreaked havoc in the seventh inning as current teammate Juan Soto hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy in exultation.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Armstrong is able to convey this material with a roar that doesn’t undercut its essential seriousness at all… even as the band is clearly ebullient in the moments when exultation feels like a natural response to this revitalization.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
The awkwardness of the first dose meant the exultation was that much greater after Holliday launched a slider 439 feet onto Eutaw Street Wednesday for his first big league home run and first big league grand slam.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
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Michael Duarte, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Once eight outs away from claiming victory in Game Seven of the 2019 World Series as a member of the Astros, Cole watched helplessly from the bullpen while the Washington Nationals wreaked havoc in the seventh inning as current teammate Juan Soto hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy in exultation.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Armstrong is able to convey this material with a roar that doesn’t undercut its essential seriousness at all… even as the band is clearly ebullient in the moments when exultation feels like a natural response to this revitalization.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
The awkwardness of the first dose meant the exultation was that much greater after Holliday launched a slider 439 feet onto Eutaw Street Wednesday for his first big league home run and first big league grand slam.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultation
Noun
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There’s sadness, but there’s also surface level joy throughout.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Creativity Bar, which started as a personal exploration, has now become a space for others to find their way back to joy.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His face registers every chord or riff with what could be torture or ecstasy.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The ache at the sight of an empty mailbox was, in my memory, more than balanced out by the ecstasy at the letter that finally arrived.—
Melissa Kirsch,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That glee in the face of pain may come back to haunt Trump.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her glee is deeper than that, and on this night, it was shared by scores of school faculty, administrators, students and alums, some in their 80s, who squeezed into crammed quarters for an up-close peek of the now merging with the future.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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But all the elation that greeted Johnson’s arrival doesn’t ensure winning, especially in a division as strong as the NFC North.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Armed with metal detectors, a shovel, sifting screens and a 60-pound magnet, Levy has helped recover belongings for wildfire victims for more than 30 years – bringing tears of joy and shrieks of elation to despondent victims who have lost most everything else.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The chorizo and potato taco is a delight, featuring chunks of potato rich with spicy pork fat and bits of salty meat.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The celebrity casting this season was particularly striking with a nod to the British talent featured throughout, adding an element of surprise and delight, from Alexa Chung, Fiona Shaw and Bel Powley at Simone Rocha to Richard E. Grant, Lesley Manville, Jason Isaacs and Naomi Campbell at Burberry.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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