revel in
phrasal verb
reveled in or revelled in; reveling in or revelling in; revels in
: to enjoy (something) very much
She reveled in her success.
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Lithgow’s character humiliates Rush’s character by forcing him to perform a humiliating act on the dementia doll, reveling in the deeply sinister debauchery.
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Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Those who revel in the social critique of one group or region take up arms when the truth about them is told with the same objectivity.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
This is why some people find being alone with their thoughts excruciating, while others revel in mind wandering, Westgate says.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Inside the basilica, Rome’s second largest after St. Peter’s, a section of the nave had been blocked off for a conference of bishops, but there was more than enough space to revel in the soaring volume.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Those who revel in the social critique of one group or region take up arms when the truth about them is told with the same objectivity.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
This is why some people find being alone with their thoughts excruciating, while others revel in mind wandering, Westgate says.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Inside the basilica, Rome’s second largest after St. Peter’s, a section of the nave had been blocked off for a conference of bishops, but there was more than enough space to revel in the soaring volume.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Revel in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revel%20in. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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