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
In came exultations of subjectivity and selfhood—the stuff of life that cannot be boiled down to facts and scientific data.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Billionaires and Icing There was exultation at Capital One Arena during a Sunday rally and at what was billed on Monday as an event to substitute for the inaugural parade.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
After a day of exultation, Serbia’s players and coaches mostly just wanted sleep.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
As the music blared, there was laughter, screams of exultation and once again tears.
—Michael Duarte, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Billionaires and Icing There was exultation at Capital One Arena during a Sunday rally and at what was billed on Monday as an event to substitute for the inaugural parade.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
After a day of exultation, Serbia’s players and coaches mostly just wanted sleep.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
As the music blared, there was laughter, screams of exultation and once again tears.
—Michael Duarte, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultation
Noun
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That state, known as flow, brings a quiet joy that lingers long after a trip ends.—
Sarah Groen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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The moments of joy and lightness are interspersed with shots of Williams in deep contemplation.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cannabis is currently listed in Schedule I of the CSA, along with other substances like heroin, ecstasy, and LSD.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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My hands smeared in gore, eyes alight with frenzied ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
Noun
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John Redcorn conveniently enters with an attractive business proposition: John Redcorn's Red Corn, which the entirety of Rainey Street devours with glee.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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There was a kind of trickster’s glee in his expression.—
Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Noun
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His shock turns to elation, and then the wheels start spinning.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
25 July 2025
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From exasperation and anguish to elation and relief.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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And then there’s Preserve, a delight for the taste buds where food preservation is central to the dining experience.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The family lived modestly on a street in central Edinburgh that was full of delights for a curious child.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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