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 of jubilate 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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  • Gen Alpha’s latest viral catchphrase is baffling adults and delighting kids across the country.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Even the box will delight your dog.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Both teams boast a 2-1 record in conference play this campaign and reunite almost exactly one year after the Huskies triumphed 27-17 in their most recent matchup.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Gauff triumphed 6-4, 7-5 for her second title of 2025, and her first WTA 1000 title of the year.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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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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  • The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Where Godard and his collaborators exulted in their freedom, Linklater was intent on painstaking accuracy.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Jubilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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