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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
His seething rage and resentment instantly melt into a triumphant tenderness.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Fewer songs have harkened a triumphant fist-in-the-air before or since, an iconic ’80s song to open and close one of the most iconic ’80s films.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of top right-wing venture capitalists joined the likes of Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump Jr., who emerged from the evening party with a triumphant grin.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The tune wasn’t performed, but Tyler did stage a triumphant return to the mic.
—Katherine Turman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Fewer songs have harkened a triumphant fist-in-the-air before or since, an iconic ’80s song to open and close one of the most iconic ’80s films.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of top right-wing venture capitalists joined the likes of Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump Jr., who emerged from the evening party with a triumphant grin.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The tune wasn’t performed, but Tyler did stage a triumphant return to the mic.
—Katherine Turman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for triumphant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
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McCarthy wound up suffering a season-ending knee injury in the preseason, and Darnold blossomed under Kevin O’Connell’s tutelage, helping the Vikings enjoy their most successful season in decades.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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If the challenge is successful, the results of the referendum will be voided.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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Er, well, for the dozens of proud Vision Pro owners.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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By drawing from his Mexican and Irish American roots, as well as his life as a proud gay man, Chavarria flaunts his progressive principles while creating new and novel experiences on the runway.—
Cat Cardenas,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that all future international assistance must make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.—
Ted Yoho,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Allowing businesses to fully deduct their investments means productivity, growth and a more prosperous workforce.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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That much was clear when the 2023 Grammys turned into a Bey pseudo-meet-and-greet, and the room’s ecstatic reaction to her victory last night was another reminder.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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McFadden, a physician specializing in brain injury, will also have an executive producer credit — and couldn't be more ecstatic to see her best-selling book on the big screen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The jubilant crowd at times blocked traffic entering or exiting the nearby Walmart parking lot, although many drivers did not seem to mind and honked in support.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Part of what makes this chapter, which opens with a jubilant wedding and another goodbye, so strong is how Dabis details the subtle political contrast between Sharif and his youngest son Salim, who as an adult is played by The Blue Caftan‘s Saleh Bakri.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 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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Saxon, for instance, is filling the same spoiled, arrogant space as Jake Lacy’s Shane from Season One.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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From director James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark), who co-wrote the script with Eli Kent, The Rule of Jenny Pen centers on arrogant judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush), who has to live in a retirement home after a near-fatal stroke leaves him partially paralyzed.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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