elatedly

adverb

as in rapturously

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elatedly
  1. rapturously
  2. blissfully
  3. optimistically
  4. euphorically
  5. hopefully
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  • In fact, his film is rapturously alive with the lulling sounds and intoxicating sites of the natural world, artfully expressed through its soundtrack and sensual cinematography.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Who, exactly, still wants to buy from some lady on TV rapturously extolling the virtues of a rainbow rack of sporty separates?
    — Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of rapturously
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  • Our first stop was Lefkes, a cute village that must be absolutely packed in the summer, but was blissfully sleepy in spring.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • Ponderosa pines and tamarack trees tower over the whole scene; elk, moose, and bears range in the dense forests, and, blissfully, there’s not a big box store in sight.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
Definition of blissfully
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  • The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026
  • Maybe the projections are realistic, but the inter-company structures depend a lot on the types of numbers that executives often embrace over optimistically.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of optimistically
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  • Yes, Bon Appetit, Your Majesty has a happy ending—euphorically, nonsensically so.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of euphorically
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  • So those are little signs, hopefully, of the offense getting things going a little bit.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • It’s born out of today’s reality, where hopefully, humanity can advance away from killing, toward more positive future outcomes.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopefully
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“Elatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elatedly. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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