exultation
noun
ex·ul·ta·tion
ˌek-(ˌ)səl-ˈtā-shən 
ˌeg-(ˌ)zəl-
Examples of exultation in a Sentence
The crowd cheered in exultation.
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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.
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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
Both arms flutter in exultation as the angelic sound majestically rises, puncturing the heavens deeply until perfect silence lands at his hardened feet.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
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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
Both arms flutter in exultation as the angelic sound majestically rises, puncturing the heavens deeply until perfect silence lands at his hardened feet.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Exultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exultation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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