jubilant

adjective

ju·bi·lant | \ ˈjü-bə-lənt

Definition of jubilant

: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant the jubilant winner

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the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd

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In the capital, Kinshasa, an opposition stronghold, the atmosphere was mostly jubilant, as streets teemed with people playing music and listening to results. — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, "Catholic Church Questions Surprise Congo Election Results," 10 Jan. 2019 In the West Bank, family members were jubilant as news of her victory came in early Wednesday. — Mohammed Daraghmeh, Fox News, "Palestinian-American candidate is source of West Bank pride," 8 Aug. 2018 The news was met with jubilant celebration from Virginia Sens. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Amazon HQ2: all of the news about its controversial search for a new headquarters," 7 Sep. 2017 But the mood wasn't too jubilant underwater: Ballard says the implications of the tragedy quickly set in after making the discovery. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "The Hunt for the Titanic Was Actually a Hunt for Lost U.S. Nuclear Submarines," 17 Dec. 2018 While European politicians bickered about where the immigrants should go, those rescued by the Open Arms were jubilant — jumping, chanting and hugging their rescuers. — Renata Brito And Frances D'emilio, chicagotribune.com, "Fear turns to joy as rescue boat saves 60 in Mediterranean Sea," 30 June 2018 Senate overhaul leaves many post-crisis regulations in place Dodd-Frank revamp won’t free firms from Fed stress tests The financial industry has been jubilant since the Senate passed a GOP rollback of banking rules last week. — Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg.com, "Fed Still Reigns Supreme Over Banks, Despite Dodd-Frank Rewrite," 20 Mar. 2018 At his event in Washington, Steyer toggled between his two dominant modes, apocalyptic and jubilant. — Max Abelson, Bloomberg.com, "Call Him Mr. Impeachment: Tom Steyer’s War Against Donald Trump," 25 Apr. 2018 Surely, the most confident Tottenham fan didn't leave home for Stamford Bridge expecting to return this jubilant. — SI.com, "Unrealistic Expectations: How Antonio Conte's Success at Chelsea Shaped His Fate & Likely Departure," 3 Apr. 2018

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