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
In this episode, the polarizing fruit that sends its fans into ecstasy and its enemies running for air.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Cassie admitted that ecstasy made her feel euphoric and aroused, while ketamine would make her dissociative.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Paul said on the stand that he was tasked with seeking out illicit substances for the rapper’s freak-offs between five and 10 different times, spending up to $500 for drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
People often experience this trauma as a cocktail of emotional ecstasy and physical pain.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Cassie admitted that ecstasy made her feel euphoric and aroused, while ketamine would make her dissociative.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Paul said on the stand that he was tasked with seeking out illicit substances for the rapper’s freak-offs between five and 10 different times, spending up to $500 for drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
People often experience this trauma as a cocktail of emotional ecstasy and physical pain.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstasy
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Regardless, drivers have been honking their vehicles’ horns with joy now that Gurnee is the first in the county to end its photo-enforcement program.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The joy emanating from the largely millennial devotees was palpable, from the white clothing blanketing the stands to the breathless commentary throughout the concert.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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The sky was the limit, or maybe not, and extended to the heavens far above.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help bridge the chasm between religion and science.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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Notions of propriety get in the way of happiness, insinuations overpower truth, gossip becomes currency—a game of social snakes and ladders is afoot at all times.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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This belief pushes them to go out of their way to ensure their partner’s happiness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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My conversations on what was not too long ago one of the world’s top-performing stock markets, have transitioned from euphoria to cautious optimism in the short term.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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In the past, this kind of euphoria has made the market vulnerable to bad news.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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As Japan’s second-largest city, Yokohama has no shortage of local delights.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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His wife's reaction to the surprise during the vows was one of pure delight.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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And the reporters covering the event know the elation is contagious, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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That said, my comfort in self-expression declined sharply in my teenage years, when dancing suddenly became more about perfection than elation.—
Kate Nelson,
Outside Online,
22 June 2025
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Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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There’s something magical about the mix of pine trees, screen doors, and the flicker of a lantern that instantly transports you to summer’s simplest pleasures.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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Rouse was charged in Kentucky with fleeing/evading, theft by unlawful taking (auto), possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Alcohol has been shown to occasionally create unrest in society, but the researchers say that in ancient times, its social benefits tended to outweigh the negative effects of intoxication.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Ecstasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstasy. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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