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
The Georgia coaches were exultant.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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, 12 June 2025
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.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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, 12 June 2025
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.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for exultant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exultant
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After making a triumphant return to the stage by the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Céline Dion has now officially confirmed her concert comeback.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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The stage hosts The Reverent Marigold, Growth Gigs chief Brianna Carmel (of Blooming Heads, Little Tiny Knife and various local projects) and the triumphant return to Sacramento of former local mainstay Autumn Sky Hall.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Italian experimentalist goes absolutely haywire on a very overwhelming, very fun half-hour of ecstatic avant metal.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ilia Malinin might have just gone public with his new girlfriend, and his fans aren't too ecstatic about the relationship.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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One of his proudest accomplishments was creating the FWISD Scholar Athlete Award program.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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On the question of T-pop’s rising global profile, Satur is proud but measured.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Then, the jubilant husband and wife made their way down the aisle, surrounded by a mountain of white florals.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Oil traders weren’t so jubilant.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Exultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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