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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultation
Noun
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And somehow Dave always managed to crack a joke and lift the mood and remind me and himself that joy still exists in the hardest moments.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Overall, expanding her family has brought her more joy than ever.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mouth is open just enough, perhaps because a shout of ecstasy had been ready to escape, if only the fan’s knocking at the door of the ecstatic had been answered.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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Kelly later composed a chronicle of his meandering space treks - highlighting the agonies and the ecstasies of life in orbit - in the sensational book Endurance.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s causing this mockery and glee at misfortune?—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Another way of positioning this reaction is as an example of schadenfreude, a term used to explain taking glee in someone’s suffering—and that’s a key reason to explaining why some people are reacting to the stock market dip in this way.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The tweens, who roll their eyes and drag their feet for most of the day, complain that the Please Touch Museum is for babies, a sentiment worsened by the sheer elation from the younger set of kids.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, with time running out and Arne Slot’s side on the brink of a damaging stalemate against Brentford, Nunez took centre stage to turn frustration into elation.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Soon after, the presenters of the best music honor briefly broke into song to the delight of the audience.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
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To the delight of divers, the site is expected to be located about 10 miles off the coast of Destin in the Florida Panhandle, with the 1,000-foot-long vessel’s top decks resting 60 feet below the surface—accessible to both beginner and advanced divers.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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