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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That was not the prevailing attitude among Republicans, particularly hard-right lawmakers who were exultant at the collapse of his effort.
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Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
As the musicians trade solos, the fauve brilliance of the animation is the perfect match for the exultant melodic adventure.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
Zoo officials were exultant.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
Wakanda Forever is almost by nature more conventional and less exultant than Black Panther.
—Vulture, 9 Nov. 2022
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Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
As the musicians trade solos, the fauve brilliance of the animation is the perfect match for the exultant melodic adventure.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
Zoo officials were exultant.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
Wakanda Forever is almost by nature more conventional and less exultant than Black Panther.
—Vulture, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Exultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exultant. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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