as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize

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Recent Examples on the Web For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
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  • The Sunny City Jigsaw Puzzle (1000-Piece) Amazon 5 Magic Puzzle Company The Sunny City Jigsaw Puzzle (1000-Piece) $23 Amazon $23 Target The cozy-cute settings in Magic Puzzle Company’s designs are frankly adorable, and sure to delight the jigsaw fan in your life.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead, here are 18 exterior paint color ideas that are sure to delight and dazzle along with answers to frequently asked questions.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.
    Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
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  • The actress who won two Oscars for Best Actress for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs, triumphed at the primetime TV awards in September winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie category.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, costar Lady Gaga, an eccentric, electric singer who would have triumphed in the Golden Age of American musicals, has been encouraged to tone down her energy to embrace the film’s grime and grimness.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
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  • Rafa Hernández-Brito, the Guardians’ Spanish-language broadcaster, exulted.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
  • While comedies like the BBC’s Man Like Mobeen were exulted for their authenticity, there is a view that UK drama is the domain of white writers, producers, and directors, and this has damaged representation.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024

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“Jubilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilate. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.

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