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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There are two full-service eateries—a Mediterranean spot, Muze Lounge & Terrasse, and a French bistro, Commodore Restaurant—as well as an indoor pool and a dry sauna where guests can luxuriate.
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Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Guests can luxuriate in elevated accommodations, enjoy tee times at the resort’s championship golf courses and bask in the sun at one of the resort’s three pools with adult and family areas and new water slides found at Tower Pool.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
While those pictures that initially fascinated me luxuriated in the greasy-resiny surface quality of old, deteriorated oil paintings, other works at the time tended to look more like animal skins.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The series wields language like a katana, luxuriating in scenes of people talking, sometimes with a translator involved: In addition to Japanese and English, Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking characters reflect each country’s political and economic involvement in feudal Japan.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Guests can luxuriate in elevated accommodations, enjoy tee times at the resort’s championship golf courses and bask in the sun at one of the resort’s three pools with adult and family areas and new water slides found at Tower Pool.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
While those pictures that initially fascinated me luxuriated in the greasy-resiny surface quality of old, deteriorated oil paintings, other works at the time tended to look more like animal skins.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The series wields language like a katana, luxuriating in scenes of people talking, sometimes with a translator involved: In addition to Japanese and English, Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking characters reflect each country’s political and economic involvement in feudal Japan.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Luxuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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