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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
the triumphant bidder on the house
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as in proud
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled
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Recent Examples of triumphant
But two more wins during the 2022-23 Tour season provided a glimmer of hope for a triumphant return to the international stage.
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Having been parachuted in from a triumphant reign at Sporting, Amorim knows how quickly moods can change, and meetings with Manchester City and Chelsea before September ends only further raise the stakes on starting strongly.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The video perfectly mimics the iconic Universal Pictures opening sequence—the slow rotation of a shining globe, the swelling orchestral drums and that triumphant fanfare audiences instantly associate with a major movie.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The performance is one of only a few that Simpson has announced lately, with the star having made her triumphant return to the stage for the first time in 15 years in March.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Having been parachuted in from a triumphant reign at Sporting, Amorim knows how quickly moods can change, and meetings with Manchester City and Chelsea before September ends only further raise the stakes on starting strongly.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The video perfectly mimics the iconic Universal Pictures opening sequence—the slow rotation of a shining globe, the swelling orchestral drums and that triumphant fanfare audiences instantly associate with a major movie.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The performance is one of only a few that Simpson has announced lately, with the star having made her triumphant return to the stage for the first time in 15 years in March.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
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After a successful first run in 2024, the Detroit Sandwich Party returns to Eastern Market this Sunday.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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This week, after several failures, the starship that SpaceX wants to send to Mars conducted a successful test.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sears had a proud narrative, but Amazon had a compounding moat.—
Michael Cannivet,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Both teams have won once and lost once in the top flight so far this term, and Sunderland was particularly proud of a 3-0 win at home to West Ham on the opening weekend.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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With new oversight, strong federal leadership, and an end to municipal cash grabs, the Commonwealth can finally deliver on the promise of a stable and prosperous energy system.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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President Trump is delivering on his promise to make D.C. safer, which will inherently make D.C. more prosperous.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Moore is 'ecstatic' about Procell being the pick Ald.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Whenever Waller finally gets clear, Smith will certainly be ecstatic.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Aug. 2025
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For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Aug. 2025
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As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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June 11, 2025 Music 13 of the late Brian Wilson’s finest songs to revisit Wilson leaves a singularly inventive, exultant body of work that scripted California to the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The exultant right-wing influencers who cheer on MAGA’s sassy clapback anti-diplomacy should remember that insulting another country’s politicians is like insulting someone else’s family.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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But this act of arrogant bullying should also re-kindle the spirit of hope and unity that swept through this community in the aftermath of that horrible night in 2016, that still binds Orlando in its 150th anniversary year.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Harry Potter fans might recognize Stroma for playing the arrogant Hogwarts student named Cormac McLaggen in the film franchise.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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