triumph
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(noun) the exultation of victory |
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Related Words: exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation |
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(verb) dwell on with satisfaction |
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Synonyms: crow, gloat |
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Related Words: blow, bluster, boast, brag, congratulate, gas, gasconade, preen, pride, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
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(verb) prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" |
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Synonyms: prevail |
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Related Words: win |
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(noun) a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
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Synonyms: victory |
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Related Words: Pyrrhic victory, checkmate, conclusion, ending, fall, independence, landslide, laugher, pin, romp, runaway, service break, shoo-in, slam, sweep, walkaway |
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(verb) to express great joy: "As if the sea, and sky, and earth, rejoiced with new-born liberty." Shelley |
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Synonyms: exult, jubilate, rejoice |
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Related Words: cheer, cheer up, chirk up, glory |
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(verb) be ecstatic with joy |
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Synonyms: rejoice, revel, wallow |
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Related Words: be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air |
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