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
Industry reaction was swift — and jubilant.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was jubilant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The mood was low-key but jubilant.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Later, as news of the military takeover filtered through to protesters, many were jubilant.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was jubilant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The mood was low-key but jubilant.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Later, as news of the military takeover filtered through to protesters, many were jubilant.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilant
Adjective
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Swaggering around the stage, Manow is triumphant, imperturbable.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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On November 30, 1680, a procession of new viceroys made their triumphant entry into Mexico City.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the Dionysian impulse — the wild, ecstatic, creative urge — is the source of all vitality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Winged Beavers coach Jon Wholley was ecstatic.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There are certainly some top-notch barbecue restaurants that made the cut, but the Michelin selection barely scratches the surface of the South’s long, proud barbecue tradition.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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What’s left now is a proud elite program trying to scrape its way into bowl season.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Georgia coaches were exultant.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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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,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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