as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize
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Recent Examples of jubilate
And in her ear that day in early April were shouts from her children, encouraging their mom to get into the end zone before jubilating in the stands.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilate
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Good times with children will delight you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Chelsea have triumphed only once more since then, in 2018.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Philadelphia Eagles triumphed with a Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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My assignment was to ruminate on the quiet, to contemplate it, and if all went well, to exult in it.—
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Jubilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilate. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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