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Recent Examples of triumphant Here are 20 games to watch on the 2025 NFL slate, from Aaron Rodgers’ triumphant return to the Meadowlands to another potential Russ Bowl at Empower Field at Mile High. Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025 The second season’s intro has a more romantic vibe thanks to the choreography between Peacemaker and Emilia Harcourt, building to a triumphant lift where Harcourt is on his shoulder, her arms extended like wings because this show has a thing for birds. Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Since kicking off their triumphant reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, last month (July 4), the Gallagher brothers have performed the same 23-song set at each show – including a five-night hometown residency at Manchester’s Heaton Park plus stadium gigs in London, Edinburgh and Dublin. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triumphant
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Adjective
  • The watch proved successful after managing to catch a man littering hate flyers across the neighborhood.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The choice can cement—or undo—a successful entrepreneur’s legacy.
    Ben Francois, Harvard Business Review, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Erica Mosca is a proud first-generation college graduate who is a former teacher, former nonprofit founder and executive director, and small business owner who is the first Filipina to serve in the Nevada State Legislature representing District 14.
    Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The academy noted that Greene was proud to have played roles that weren't related to his background.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet foreign powers feuding over these precious resources have destroyed countless lives as well as any hope of a prosperous future.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Every life saved strengthens the foundations for a more stable, secure, and prosperous global community.
    TrickleUp, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His albums are ecstatic and beautiful, but most listeners probably only know about his glorious work for the Impulse!
    Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While Powell’s remarks signaled concerns about a slowing labor market, investors and traders have been ecstatic about the potential for lower borrowing costs.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Attorney General Tim Griffin, whose office defended the state and the Racing Commission members, was jubilant over the ruling.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The mood at the auction house was jubilant.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The exultant right-wing influencers who cheer on MAGA’s sassy clapback anti-diplomacy should remember that insulting another country’s politicians is like insulting someone else’s family.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These early years emphasized goofiness, offensiveness, and mocking arrogant celebrities who pushed their platforms at award shows.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The announcement was made during a backstage segment involving NXT General Manager Ava and the arrogant superstar Lexis King.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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