exhilaration
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bang, boot, charge, frisson, jollies, kick, rush, thrill, titillation, wallop
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The plot is twisty in a perfunctory way, the action predictably explosive, the sought-after exhilaration nonexistent. — The Seattle Times, "4 movies open the day before Thanksgiving in the Seattle area," 20 Nov. 2018 That level of exhilaration—of the familiar and the astounding slamming together, all wrapped in a blanket of tetrads—can also be found in Tetris Effect. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Tetris Effect review: The puzzle game of my dreams—literally," 9 Nov. 2018 Any relationships formed are surely karmic, so get ready for serious romantic exhilaration. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What August's Virgo Horoscope Means for You," 30 July 2018 For one thing, learning (at last) the truly right way to lay out a wardrobe, set a table, and leave a room backward while bowing promised exhilaration. — Jonathan Reynolds, Town & Country, "At Your Service," 11 July 2014 Hazzard is better, actually, because her book isn’t an endurance test but rather sheer exhilaration. — New York Times, "New & Noteworthy," 22 May 2018 Tony — and Marvel Studios — are in uncharted territory, and the roll perfectly captures that exhilaration. — Valerie Kalfrin, The Hollywood Reporter, "The Shot Turning the Marvel Universe Upside Down," 5 May 2018 There’s the suggestion of a classic espionage thriller in this angle of the plot, but Mr. Ondaatje is after something else — a narrative reflection, perhaps, on the alternate exhilarations and terrors of life in wartime. — New York Times, "Notes From the Book Review Archives," 8 June 2018 The film revisits their early days of excess, provocation, and the exhilaration of rebelling against the status quo. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "Punk rocking on both sides of the pond in ‘Boys From Nowhere’ and ‘Here to Be Heard’," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exhilaration.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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