exhilaration
noun
ex·hil·a·ra·tion
ig-ˌzi-lə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the action of exhilarating
2
: the feeling or the state of being exhilarated
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Examples of exhilaration in a Sentence
I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.
the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another
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There are handfuls of these little collaborative bits of business between the director and his star-producer, small pinpricks of exhilaration that pop up in Shirley that are just enough to distinguish it from the usual true-story re-creations of trials, tragedies, and triumphs.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
But the takeaway isn’t exhilaration; the unease is what makes Garland’s film valuable.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
But the takeaway isn’t exhilaration; the unease is what makes Garland’s film valuable.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Exhilaration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilaration. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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exhilaration
noun
ex·hil·a·ra·tion
ig-ˌzil-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the action of exhilarating
2
: the state or the feeling of being exhilarated : high spirits
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