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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 it Faber read a triumphant statement from Toberoff that the hearing had confirmed their claims about Altman’s character.
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Their answers predicted a crushing rejection of the Roosevelt administration and the triumphant election of Republican Alf Landon and his running mate, Frank Knox.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The song doesn’t end in a triumphant singalong or a moment of closure, either, just refreshingly unadorned Justin Vernon harmonies.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Hüller's performance is brilliant and triumphant, bringing to life a story about gender, privilege, and belonging.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Their answers predicted a crushing rejection of the Roosevelt administration and the triumphant election of Republican Alf Landon and his running mate, Frank Knox.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The song doesn’t end in a triumphant singalong or a moment of closure, either, just refreshingly unadorned Justin Vernon harmonies.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Hüller's performance is brilliant and triumphant, bringing to life a story about gender, privilege, and belonging.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
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The country began a starkly successful race for ingenuity and hi-tech to survive; the pace of change and implementation unparalleled in a six-week innovation cycle of the front line – the time in which a new idea for killing appears.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Years or even decades can pass between successful clutches of eggs.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump then reissued congratulations and reiterated how proud the team should be of themselves about the victory.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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The vibe was loud and proud, and rightfully so.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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When Mose Norman, a prosperous Black farmer, attempted to cast his ballot, white mobs retaliated with brutal force.—
Debbie Deland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, wishing all who celebrate a happy and prosperous Year of the Horse.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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My photos that capture Bob in an intense moment, in a happy smiling moment, in a ecstatic leg-up-in-the-air, arm-up-in-the-air moment, those are all my favorite photos.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lunar New Year meant two ecstatic weeks of gifts, celebration, feasting, family, and friends.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Voting integrity advocates who believe the 2020 election was rife with fraud have been jubilant since the FBI seized Fulton County’s ballots last month.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Hobart Police Department’s arrest of two Gary men for her baby sister Destiny Jackson’s murder Wednesday morning affected her more profoundly than even her other seven siblings, who were cautiously jubilant during a press conference outside Hobart City Hall Thursday afternoon.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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After two days of hiking, the pilgrims arrived in Chartres looking sweaty and exultant.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Paltrow, in her first major non-Marvel role in a decade, plays a former star coming out of early retirement with exultant grandeur and aching vulnerability.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Maekar refuses, earning a cutting rebuttal from Dunk about the royal upbringing that turned Daeron (Henry Ashton) into a drunken coward and Aerion into an arrogant and cruel madman.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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And ironically, the most arrogant ones are the worst ones.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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