elation
noun
ela·tion
i-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the quality or state of being elated
2
: pathological euphoria
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Examples of elation in a Sentence
most people can't imagine the kind of elation that comes with winning a super lottery's grand prize, but they're dying to find out
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They're sometimes filled with too much elation or anger to be useful.
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Jeffrey Van Camp Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 20 June 2024
Despite the elation expressed by male artistic swimmers around the world at the decision, neither May nor any other male competitor from the ten countries that qualified for the team event will be competing in Paris.
—Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
The team-win feeling is really one of true elation.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
Her most emotional moment came after winning a reward challenge that forced her to cross a narrow balance beam… with only one leg, leaving her in tears of elation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 July 2024
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Jeffrey Van Camp Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 20 June 2024
Despite the elation expressed by male artistic swimmers around the world at the decision, neither May nor any other male competitor from the ten countries that qualified for the team event will be competing in Paris.
—Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
The team-win feeling is really one of true elation.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
Her most emotional moment came after winning a reward challenge that forced her to cross a narrow balance beam… with only one leg, leaving her in tears of elation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 July 2024
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elation
noun
ela·tion
i-ˈlā-shən
: the quality or state of being elated
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