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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
However, Shirakawa's triumphant moment as an official member of the AEW roster was initially met with considerable online disapproval from AEW fans.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Cut to a triumphant walk by Nan in a bright red dress with a bold hairstyle as guests turn heads.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2025
The Pakistan Crescent Collective made a triumphant return to the Cannes Film Market this week, presenting a powerhouse panel that positioned filmmaking as an act of creative defiance against decades of limiting stereotypes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
The Converse Archive houses the company’s journey and the designs, prototypes and production samples that tell its unique and triumphant story.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Cut to a triumphant walk by Nan in a bright red dress with a bold hairstyle as guests turn heads.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2025
The Pakistan Crescent Collective made a triumphant return to the Cannes Film Market this week, presenting a powerhouse panel that positioned filmmaking as an act of creative defiance against decades of limiting stereotypes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
The Converse Archive houses the company’s journey and the designs, prototypes and production samples that tell its unique and triumphant story.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
Adjective
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Russia’s attacks on Friday come two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate against Ukraine for its highly successful Operation Spider’s Web covert strike on Russia on June 1.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Stay with us here: Adam, a successful Manhattan attorney, is married to Chloe (Biel), a magazine executive.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 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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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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From November 11th to March 10th, 2026 the prosperous planet will be moonwalking.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
5 June 2025
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Series follows a first-generation Quebec entrepreneur, who came from nothing to built a prosperous business, and the image points to the atmosphere of the business world in the 1990s.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 May 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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After the lockdown ended, the country was jubilant.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Right away, the concert is jubilant, the singers bursting with smiles and dancing along with the tunes.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
2 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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His upfront solo is tentative, exultant and then tense again in a brief few bars.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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There is something dangerously, provocatively arrogant about his glorified gang leader looks.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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The exiled poet was criticized for his arrogant attempts to influence British and American foreign policy.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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