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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elating
Adjective
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An exhilarating adrenaline rush for the head & heart & immersive, awe-inducing stuntacular of the highest order.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 May 2025 -
Like Blume’s novel, Akil’s adaptation sets its story of a momentous first love against the backdrop of the exhilarating, pivotal, and terrifying period that is senior year of high school.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The election of a former Hyde Parker named Barack Obama to the White House in 2009 catapulted this city into a joyous frenzy for months, and having produced a president still remains a source of pride.—
Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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This should be a joyous occasion for the two of you — make the decisions that will make sure that’s the case.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Books like ‘The White Lotus’ These books – new and old – are filled with rich getaways, privileged vacationers and murder mysteries and are sure to scratch the same itch as Mike White’s intoxicating series.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Notes of pear and raspberry bring a sharp, electrifying brightness, while golden amber adds a deep, intoxicating warmth.—
Venus Wong,
Refinery29,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But cracks in their blissful arrangement form when Vitti meets a fortysomething professor at a chamber music concert and becomes infatuated with him.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 May 2025
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There is a specific phrase for the blissful drowsiness associated with time spent in a heated box (saunanjälkeinen raukeus) and a specific elf (Saunatonttu) thought to live between a sauna’s wall and heating apparatus.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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In the tradition of jam forefathers like the Dead and the Allman Brothers Band, Goose often soar during the concluding portions of their songs, ramping up the increasingly emphatic and euphoric solos.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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This time, with orange and blue confetti scattered about, Golden literally climbed the ladder for Saturday’s success, snipped the net, draped it around his neck and let out a euphoric cheer.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Mad Money host was ecstatic about the recent run-up in Disney stock this year, strong quarterly numbers and a turnaround in streaming.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Most fans are ecstatic, but one Madrid supporter gently makes a ‘calm down’ gesture.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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