as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
the exultant winner of the award for best country artist of the year
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Recent Examples of exultant
Chu deftly times the crescendo to place the exultant Elphaba on a spectacular clifftop, an image that evokes both fairy tales and vintage movie musicals.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Embraced by a new generation on social media for his shade-throwing, Button’s live Twitter commentary of the 2014 and 2018 Games was, as always, exultant and devastating.
—Deborah Wilker, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
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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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Embraced by a new generation on social media for his shade-throwing, Button’s live Twitter commentary of the 2014 and 2018 Games was, as always, exultant and devastating.
—Deborah Wilker, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultant
Adjective
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Her rapid rise has taken her across the globe, but on Saturday night the British-Jamaican designer made a triumphant return to her hometown London with an off-kilter Spring-Summer 2026 collection.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
16 June 2025
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Case in point: The Real Housewives of Miami, which made a triumphant return to the small screen in 2021, years after its 2016 cancellation.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Sami Gibson, the mother who initiated the change at Curtis Elementary, was ecstatic about the playground during its opening in 2018.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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Most players would be ecstatic with that statline after four quarters.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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By agreeing on the eventual package of £116m, Hughes and Rolfes were able to shake hands and both feel proud of the outcome.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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But while Boyle is proud of his influence on the zombie film landscape, he’s mostly abstained from watching any of those movies himself.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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In the meantime, the North was jubilant at the news of the arrests of the diplomats.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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These kids, though, seem more jubilant than might be expected for a Tuesday morning.—
Alex Backus,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Exultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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