exultation
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The American Psychological Association defines joy as “a feeling of extreme gladness, delight or exultation of the spirit arising from a sense of well-being and satisfaction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Alexa obeyed, and the uplifting ode to happiness from the Broadway classic “Oklahoma!” filled Swerlin’s home with exultation in honor of two lives well lived.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Awash in critical exultation, the movie rolled into theaters on Christmas Day and sold more than $18 million in tickets, a near record for the holiday.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024
Or was it simply an overflow of exultation that they couldn’t audibly express?
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023
“Washed ashore, helll” Yossarian declared, jumping all about also and roaring in laughing exultation at the walls, the ceiling, the chaplain and Major Danby.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing exultation
The Great Gatsby
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