as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize
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Recent Examples of jubilate
And in her ear that day in early April were shouts from her children, encouraging their mom to get into the end zone before jubilating in the stands.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilate
Verb
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The Tates were delighted by their enforcers.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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There’s nothing that’s mechanized, that isn’t human-driven, which delights me.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Argentina triumphed in the subsequent penalty shootout to pick up their third World Cup and, crucially, Messi’s first.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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All of those concerns were largely forgotten after the transcendent final, when Lionel Messi, of Argentina, triumphed over Kylian Mbappé, of France, in a match considered one of the greatest ever.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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My assignment was to ruminate on the quiet, to contemplate it, and if all went well, to exult in it.—
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Jubilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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