as in delighting
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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The Member’s Mark Coconut Cake has returned to the bakery just in time for Easter, delighting fans who eagerly await its annual appearance.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026 -
This same story of economic reinvigoration is playing out across the nation in dozens of rural counties that have embraced renewable energy projects, delighting taxpayers, enriching county coffers and making previously unaffordable public works projects possible.—
Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Parts of the country’s population have been rejoicing, while others are in mourning.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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As reports trickled out about the death, eyewitnesses in Tehran told The Associated Press that some residents were rejoicing, blowing whistles and letting out ululations.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Gu hadn't competed in a big air contest since triumphing at the Beijing Games, concentrating on her other events.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The main opposition party there, the CHP, was managing to dent Erdoğan’s popularity by triumphing in successive local elections.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Jubilating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilating. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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