exultation

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Recent Examples of exultation 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 However, the writer-director eventually narrows his focus to a bittersweet romance, unfurling not only the foibles of contemporary caste and class, but the wistful joys and exultations crushed by their bootheels. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024 Fears of recession have yielded to exultation over economic growth that registered 3.3 percent over the last three months of 2023. Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024 Describing the warm, fuzzy optimism of an Idles record requires only the most pretentious adjectives — ebullience, exultation, jubilation — words that Idles frontman Joe Talbot would likely laugh at heartily before offering a pint to anyone who said them. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exultation 
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Noun
  • Jackson 5 Christmas Album with the Jackson 5 (1970) No other holiday album has ever given voice to a child’s joy on Christmas morning quite like Jackson 5 Christmas Album.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The joy con covers appear to be able to connect to the controllers magnetically when removed from the Switch 2′s main tablet when propping the console up on its stand or docking it to play via a home TV.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Gerard tried to take over Arizona's ecstasy scene in the late 90s, starting a rivalry with British stockbroker Shaun Attwood.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This is more than believable as Barnes strings together seemingly simple movements — flapping a leg on repeat, spinning with freedom and force, snapping her fingers with glee — whipping from one direction to the next like a gale wind.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The future of TikTok, meanwhile, remains unclear, as the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Friday over a potential U.S. Whatever the outcome, here’s hoping people will continue raising their ya ya ya with glee.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the elation was short-lived by Azzurri coach Antonio Conte, who was overcome with grief at full-time when told about the passing of a fan.
    David Ferrini, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Radia’s performance perfectly swings between Rishi’s elation from each gambler’s high and the desperate anxiety of a man whose hand of cards has lost again.
    Maya Phillips, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This was such a pleasure and it's been a true delight talking with both of you.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Eventually, the baby will get to explore her larger outdoor enclosure, no doubt to the delight of her adoring fans.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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