as in joy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar
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Recent Examples of ecstasy
The final whistle brought ecstasy.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
His ecstasy is beautifully represented through the magic of the animation.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The crowd ranges, Daisy says, from people around her age and younger up through to veterans of the great ecstasy age of yore.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
His ecstasy is beautifully represented through the magic of the animation.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The crowd ranges, Daisy says, from people around her age and younger up through to veterans of the great ecstasy age of yore.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstasy
Noun
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Gathering in the heart of the Golden Triangle turns Juneteenth into both a public history lesson and a street‑level celebration of Black joy.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Foreigners are visiting the United States, having fun, finding joy in the ridiculousness of American abundance and telling the internet about it.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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His heart and hope lie inside a grey warehouse a few miles from Highway 34 in Weld County, his heaven a canvas of black netting and neon-green paint.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
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By the end of the morning, happiness had moved through every neighborhood in the hospital.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Simon Cowell's fiancée, Lauren Cowell, is revealing the secret to his happiness.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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The euphoria of scoring three goals in each half was somewhat blighted by the horrific injury to Koné.—
Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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The optimism and euphoria were gone.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Fury’s personal preference is not known but his delight at returning to America at the weekend points to him being eager to fight there again.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But stumbling into a town with a visual landscape that still shows Guedes' thumbprint was a delight.—
Matt Ozug,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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The look of elation that creeps over his face is a perfect encapsulation of everything that long-suffering Knicks fans were feeling when the ad aired.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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There are some enjoyable detours on these twin paths to romantic elation and ejection.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Now in its 38th edition, the annual issue is a record of the highest expressions of craft, ingenuity, creativity, pleasure, and wonder across 15 categories and from around the globe.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Police say the driver refused to submit to a breath test and was unable to perform most of the evaluations due to his level of intoxication.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Justice Gorsuch notes the ruling is a narrow one that doesn’t address scenarios such as whether the government can disarm people convicted of a felony or bring charges if there’s evidence of intoxication when a gun is carried or wielded.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
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“Ecstasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstasy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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