as in exhilarating
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as in exciting
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Adjective
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Another curiosity involving the new Star Trek series is nestled away in the end credits to the show’s remarkably timely, exhilarating and well-executed pilot.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Nagahisa ultimately blends the digital with the all-too-real in innovative, haunting, formally exhilarating ways; he should be canonized alongside Jane Schoenbrun and French director duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As a bonus, watch a joyous Ashley and Bailey take a break from their intense love story as Kate and Anthony to show off their moves.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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In spite of the grandness of the scale and the weight of the house — and Matthieu’s job, his first haute couture collection felt joyous, intimate, meaningful and extremely personal.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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The ordinance is presented as a regulatory framework for intoxicating hemp products in Chicago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Doing so while depriving a great rival of a piece of history is an intoxicating combination — for both players.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An overwhelming number of South Africans of color understand that white people’s lives were not blissful under apartheid either.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The production is blissful, flowing from the same mystical spring as recent records from Madison Cunningham and Hannah Cohen.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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More euphoric descriptions poured forth in production centers across the country.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like them, our 79-year-old president is stuck in a euphoric tee ball world.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Shakers, a sect of Christianity named for their ecstatic worship dancing, were nonviolent and refused to fight in the Revolutionary War upon settling in Upstate New York.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Here, Seyfried captures the inner conflict of Ann Lee’s torment and trauma along with the ecstatic release of her religious practice.—
Mark Olsen,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Critics were rapturous in their praise for The Babadook, with special mentions for its layered portrayal of horror and grief, as well as Essie Davis' central performance.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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