jubilant
adjective
ju·bi·lant
ˈjü-bə-lənt 
: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
the jubilant winner
jubilantly
adverb
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Examples of jubilant in a Sentence
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Upon meeting with his boss, the suspiciously jubilant Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), Thomas is tasked with traveling to a secluded castle in the Carpathian Mountains to obtain a Transylvanian nobleman's signature for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Families, jubilant and tearful, comb the dungeons of the old regime in search of loved ones, or traces of them.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Assad's departure prompted jubilant scenes in cities across Syria.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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jubilant
adjective
ju·bi·lant
ˈjü-bə-lənt
: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
jubilant teammates celebrating their victory
jubilantly
adverb
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