as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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Recent Examples of jubilant
With his Tisza party jubilant over its win, Peter Magyar warned of difficulties ahead as his new government faces economic woes and Orban allies in high places.
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Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026
While state media showed images of jubilant crowds waving flags in the streets, Parvaz says that for many, the ceasefire signals the end of any hope of real regime change.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Oil traders weren’t so jubilant.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026
While state media showed images of jubilant crowds waving flags in the streets, Parvaz says that for many, the ceasefire signals the end of any hope of real regime change.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Oil traders weren’t so jubilant.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilant
Adjective
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DeVaux, 44, was photographed trackside in her bright red blazer at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, May 2, after Golden Tempo's triumphant win at odds of 23-1.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Indeed, Regas is making a triumphant return this spring.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Douglas, for one, was ecstatic about the opportunity to reunite with his former teammate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Practitioners can find more than 180 classes per week at The Yoga Barn, an epicenter of yin, vinyasa, Hatha, and kundalini, plus meditation, sound healing, and ecstatic dance.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Simulation Academy at Yale is proud to announce the Graduation of approximately 75 students on Saturday, May 2.—
Simulation Academy at Yale,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Producer/drummer Jamie xx is a festival mainstay and one of the most sophisticated, exultant DJ’s working.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dan Hurley, whose loss is the Eagles’ gain, was exultant on social media after the news broke.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Jubilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilant. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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