as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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Recent Examples of jubilant
The triumphant touchdown of the company’s Nova-C lunar lander, called Odysseus, spurred jubilant cheers during the company’s webcast.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
These handmade trimmings, drenched in jubilant jewel tones, set the stage for a timeless holiday scene.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Israeli leaders appeared jubilant when Trump won the U.S. election this month.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Kwanzaa in Milwaukee began in a jubilant display of dance and drums on Thursday night.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
These handmade trimmings, drenched in jubilant jewel tones, set the stage for a timeless holiday scene.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Israeli leaders appeared jubilant when Trump won the U.S. election this month.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Kwanzaa in Milwaukee began in a jubilant display of dance and drums on Thursday night.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilant
Adjective
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At the final, triumphant chord, the auditorium erupted in what may have been elation mixed with relief at the successful conclusion of a dangerous stunt.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The film marked a triumphant critical breakthrough for Anderson, who rose to stardom as a bombshell blonde lifeguard in the ’90s series Baywatch but had long been excluded from awards conversations.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The title track starts off sounding like gamelan music, then turns into a busy-grooved evocation on finding catharsis by going for a swim at a busy beach, creating her own ecstatic iteration of traditional baptismal blues imagery.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Breakthroughs in reasoning are why many AI experts waxed ecstatic over OpenAI’s release of its o3 and o3 mini models last month.—
Clint Boulton,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Letting go is tough, but Wolfhard is proud of the way the show will conclude.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The two grew up in Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in northeastern Syria, a proud, ancient place on the banks of the Euphrates.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.—
Nathan Smith,
Vulture,
26 June 2024
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Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2024
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“Jubilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilant. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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