as in joyfulness
an elated, joyful feeling or an expression of such a feeling
The team's victory was the cause of great jubilation. the jubilation of the crowd
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Recent Examples of jubilation
And by the time American Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to seal Team USA’s 2-1 win and first men’s hockey gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, any morning grumblings were usurped by a surge of coast-to-coast jubilation.
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Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Blue gloves and helmets flew into the air, and the players poured onto the ice in jubilation.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
That’s peak good-husband stuff, as is his jubilation when Cathy gets pregnant.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Just as those revolutionary murals have sun-bleached and blistered, so the heady jubilation of the students’ victory has become tarnished by infighting and division.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Blue gloves and helmets flew into the air, and the players poured onto the ice in jubilation.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
That’s peak good-husband stuff, as is his jubilation when Cathy gets pregnant.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Just as those revolutionary murals have sun-bleached and blistered, so the heady jubilation of the students’ victory has become tarnished by infighting and division.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilation
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When senior center Serah Williams transferred in from Wisconsin at the start of this season, that joyfulness was the thing that surprised her the most about UConn.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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And his knockout debut men’s show in June, provoked roaring applause from attendees for its earnest joyfulness.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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His cheerfulness and laughter often brought strength and refreshment to me in difficult times.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Raines replied, her usual cheerfulness stepping up a notch.—
Rebecca Boone,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are few things that bring me pure, inexplicable joy.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For its grand opening party on March 14, this fusion of Southern joy, community, and crispy chicken will offer a free sandwich or nugs to the first 100 customers.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert could not contain his glee.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The former Nuggets guard danced around Ball Arena with glee throughout a 6-for-7 shooting game and was even bold enough to confront 7-footer Jonas Valanciunas after taking exception to a foul.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The statement over the arena’s PA system was nearly drowned out by a raucous cheer, and the energy in the building never faded until the UConn women’s basketball team was holding its Big East championship trophy under a rainbow shower of confetti.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Carter closed out the game with Killian Hayes, Nique Clifford, Daeqwon Plowden and Maxime Raynaud while veterans such as DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook led the cheers from the Sacramento bench.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead of desultoriness—a common atmosphere in these sorts of stories—the prevailing mood is one of qualified happiness.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Talk about them finding their way back to each other to get five minutes of happiness before it was all blown up by this accident.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Jubilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilation. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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