as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
with an exulting smile the winner of the tournament waved to the cheering crowd
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as in delighting
to feel or express joy or triumph
the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory
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Adjective
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After over a decade, 'Ferris Bueller' star Mia Sara makes a triumphant red carpet return.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025 -
This marked McGraw's triumphant return to the stage following a double knee replacement and three back surgeries.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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For a bit of old soul Florida, head to Everglades City, a proud frontier town in subtropical swamp wilderness.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Their many successes and proud history are well known, so there are plenty of arguments to support Madrid in this competition… and also to want anyone but them to win it.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Fans were ecstatic last summer when Jackson returned to the ABC sudser after nearly 10 years.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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News that a celebrity is pregnant isn’t often a big surprise, but Stewart, nearing 50, has been on a journey that has made her baby news something everyone is ecstatic about.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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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
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The associate principal clarinetist, Ben Adler, led the opening upward squeal with exultant sassiness, setting the tone for a high-spirited romp that brought grins to the faces of many onstage.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Exulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exulting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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