as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The film — a short, really, only 41 minutes long — begins with Charlie Brown elated about going to summer camp.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
My own mother was elated and also surprised that my agent had called to report that I was being requested for a callback interview.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Wednesday fans were stunned, elated even, when the second season’s third episode ended with the shocking return of Christina Ricci as villainous Nevermore teacher Marilyn Thornhill.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
When xAI inquired about the site, and didn’t ask for property tax abatements, many politicians and local agencies were elated.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The film — a short, really, only 41 minutes long — begins with Charlie Brown elated about going to summer camp.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
My own mother was elated and also surprised that my agent had called to report that I was being requested for a callback interview.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Wednesday fans were stunned, elated even, when the second season’s third episode ended with the shocking return of Christina Ricci as villainous Nevermore teacher Marilyn Thornhill.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
Adjective
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His albums are ecstatic and beautiful, but most listeners probably only know about his glorious work for the Impulse!—
Bret Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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While Powell’s remarks signaled concerns about a slowing labor market, investors and traders have been ecstatic about the potential for lower borrowing costs.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The color of the aurora depends on which gas is being excited by the electrons and on how much energy is being exchanged, NASA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much about the lifestyle and behavior of Polycladus gayi remains unknown so researchers were excited by the chance sightings.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kirsh can tell that the eyeball is intelligent in a way that the real sheep wasn’t, and Kavalier is once again giddy to play with all these new toys that crashed into his lap.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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McNamara weaves these bits in well, and Cumberbatch and Colman — so naturally giddy around each other — slowly start to, if not come apart, at least poke at each other.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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Wilson has been delighted at the response her video has gotten.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Business interests were delighted by the bill’s defeat.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Magnitude had descended in the track’s estimation from the 2-1 morning line by post time to go off at 7-2, but Bracket Buster, who went off at 17-1 to place, pleased his trainer Victoria Oliver by stepping smartly out of the pack to challenge Sovereignty briefly at the top of the stretch.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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His effort to schmaltz Putin with a display of royal pageantry obviously pleased this murderous dictator to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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