as in delighted
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series
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The group, which features members all wearing terrifying masks — something that delighted millions of fans at the turn of the millennium and scared plenty of others — is back on the Billboard charts, not with new music, but with the full-length that started it all.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
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The video has delighted the internet, leading to more than 373,400 views and over 97,200 likes on TikTok at the time of writing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Their first book, Manacled, took place in an alternate Harry Potter universe where The Boy Who Lived actually died and evil wizard Voldermort triumphed, according to the Times.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
11 Sep. 2025
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Back in August, Fleetwood triumphed and won the FedExCup after coming close to placing first twice in the past two months.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Gloried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloried. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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