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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An exhilarating dive can be had at Champagne Reef in Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve, where the underwater volcanic thermal springs attracts parrotfish, octopus, seahorses and turtles.—
Adrienne Jordan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Wang framed the moment as both challenging and exhilarating for content creators, producers and investors.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There’s something joyous to look forward to, and evoking that around your place adds to the good vibes.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Denver Broncos improved to 8-2 with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, but the vibe in the postgame locker room at Mile High Stadium wasn't exactly joyous.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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That success was too intoxicating for Daboll to consider the potential for injury for the 6-foot-2, 223-pound Dart.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their knack for samples, melodies, and sculpting moments of bliss is intoxicating.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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While you’re holed up in your new lodgings, enjoy a blissful soak under the rainfall showerhead or take in the view from the glass wall in the bedroom that offers an unobscured view during leaf-peeping season and beyond.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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Florida has more than its fair share of gorgeous beaches for blissful getaways, but one special place along its eastern coast stands above the rest.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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The band moved to one corner of the stage to deliver a rousing and euphoric version.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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Completing a marathon is supposed to be a euphoric experience—the result of months (sometimes years) of relentless training, sacrifice, and discipline.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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White Christmas, Michael Curtiz's ecstatic musical about a song-and-dance duo working to save a Vermont lodge with the help of two mellifluous sisters.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande asked the boisterous crowd, who quickly met the pop star's request for an encore with rapturous applause.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In what has been a banner year for Palestinian cinema, and Palestine 36 in particular, the film adds the Tokyo prize after a rapturous reception at the Toronto Film Festival, including a lengthy standing ovation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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