jubilant
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Synonyms
cock-a-hoop, crank [chiefly dialect], crowing, exultant, exulting, glorying, prideful, proud, rejoicing, triumphant
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The president sets the agenda most days with a morning press conference, delivered with a smile and often followed by visits to small towns where he is received by jubilant supporters. — Washington Post, "AP Explains: State of Mexico under President López Obrador," 31 Aug. 2019 Now, barely a fortnight after England won the tournament, jubilant supporters await Test cricket’s greatest spectacle. — M.j., The Economist, "The Ashes will feature the weakest pair of cricket teams in decades," 31 July 2019 The crowd was now mostly young people, jubilant and determined, trendy in fashion and bursting with energy. — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, "Puerto Rico’s Loud and Fervent Days of Protest," 26 July 2019 Monday marked one year since López Obrador’s jubilant supporters filled the streets of Mexico City. — Madeleine Wattenbarger, The New Republic, "Did the Mexican People Really Win?," 5 July 2019 This year’s Pride month was exceptionally jubilant. — Kynala Phillips, Essence, "Marriott International Donates $100K To Organization Helping LGBTQ Immigrants Escape Sexual Persecution," 27 June 2019 Lorde is jubilant, the movement and power of her words captured with palpable reverence and affection in JEB’s print. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Lesbian ‘Propagandist’ Who Documented a Movement," 19 June 2019 In the capital, Kinshasa, an opposition stronghold, the atmosphere was mostly jubilant, as streets teemed with people playing music and listening to results. — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, "Catholic Church Questions Surprise Congo Election Results," 10 Jan. 2019 But the mood wasn't too jubilant underwater: Ballard says the implications of the tragedy quickly set in after making the discovery. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "The Hunt for the Titanic Was Actually a Hunt for Lost U.S. Nuclear Submarines," 17 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jubilant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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