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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
the triumphant bidder on the house
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as in proud
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled
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Recent Examples of triumphant
In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, former World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest shared his belief that Bad Bunny will one day make his triumphant return to WWE.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Day-Lewises shot the film primarily on location in Wales and in Manchester, England last year, and it’s now headed into awards season touting Day-Lewis’ triumphant return to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Oh, and the triumphant return of Jake's magnificent Toruk beast, too.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Coachella is back on the schedule, too, in what is sure to be a triumphant appearance in 2026.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Day-Lewises shot the film primarily on location in Wales and in Manchester, England last year, and it’s now headed into awards season touting Day-Lewis’ triumphant return to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Oh, and the triumphant return of Jake's magnificent Toruk beast, too.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Coachella is back on the schedule, too, in what is sure to be a triumphant appearance in 2026.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
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In 2019, when speaking to Trunk Nation, McKagan said that following their massively successful Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, which saw Slash and McKagan return after nearly two decades, the band had an LP in the works.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the most successful girl band of all time, the group reportedly raked in approximately $72 million (£60 million) per year during the 90s.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
9 Oct. 2025
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IndieWire is proud to announce that Art House New York is launching, thanks to founder Lesli Klainberg, former president of Film at Lincoln Center.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pinochet was proud of his personal library, with books on guerrilla insurgencies, the writings of Antonio Gramsci and other Marxist theorists, and accounts of communist crimes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Keohane Williamson is the Chief Executive Officer of FCLTGlobal, a non-profit research organization whose mission is to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the 1820s, Gregor MacGregor announced the discovery of Poyais, a lush and prosperous paradise in Central America.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whether ecstatic or vitriolic, the attention the book garnered was unprecedented.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, and her followers were known for worshipping through ecstatic song and movement.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Smith, a Loyalist, may not have been in as jubilant a mood as his guests.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a last-gasp play, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw long into the end zone, but the Broncos defense managed to bat it away to spark jubilant celebrations from the visiting fans.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Branch said one final time, then jumped into the air a few times before disappearing into a mass of teammates — exultant, relieved and … lucky.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 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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Jackson returns as Wes Bryant, a handsome, intelligent, but arrogant man who had just moved to Seattle and was revealed to be a new medical intern at Grey Sloan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jack Cutmore-Scott as Julius Beaufort, an arrogant new money banker at the center of New York society with an interest in Ellen.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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