as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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Recent Examples of jubilant
Ellison recalled that in Manila, the mood following the revolution was jubilant.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
His Spartans teammates were jubilant as the crowd in College Park, Maryland, was left silent.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
AfD was jubilant on Sunday night, with leaders vowing to become the country’s main party in the next election as its appeal expands.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
As Germany seeks to recalibrate its relationship with the U.S., the second party in the elections, the far-right Alternative for Germany, were jubilant at their strongest ever showing.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
His Spartans teammates were jubilant as the crowd in College Park, Maryland, was left silent.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
AfD was jubilant on Sunday night, with leaders vowing to become the country’s main party in the next election as its appeal expands.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
As Germany seeks to recalibrate its relationship with the U.S., the second party in the elections, the far-right Alternative for Germany, were jubilant at their strongest ever showing.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilant
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Most recently, the Princess of Wales, 43, made a triumphant return to the Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17 after missing the event last year amid her health struggles.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop power ballad, and Japanese Breakfast delivers an appropriately melancholy track from her new LP.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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From humble bass beginnings to chart-topping crossover success and more than 10 billion global streams, the Illenium sound has been honed into an adrenaline-rush style that fits heartfelt ballads, growling drops, emotional acoustic moments and ecstatic explosions alike.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mike is a native of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the proud home of Steelers training camp, and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Mizrahi - What was the proudest moment of your career?—
Isaac Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.—
Nathan Smith,
Vulture,
26 June 2024
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Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2024
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“Jubilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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