as in exciting
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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as in exhilarating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elating
Adjective
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The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster of exhilarating wins and devastating losses—and not every person is cut out for the career.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The intoxicating effect is a key component of this behavior, and the lemurs appear to enjoy the high.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every candle in the collection impresses, but Côté Maquis stands out with an elusive, intoxicating aroma that’s hard to describe yet instantly captivating.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This should be a joyous fictional gay wedding.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Photos captured the joyous moments some of the final 20 living hostages reunited with their families after they were released on Monday, more than two years after they were taken by Hamas.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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 combination of flavors in this pie is blissful, the sweetness of the apples merrily dancing with the tart edge of the cranberries.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nintendo fans have gotten used to the company’s other flagship franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong reaching euphoric heights during the Switch era and are looking to Game Freak to deliver the same.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The film has euphoric reviews thus far, and was instantly tipped as a frontrunner in multiple Oscar categories when the film premiered earlier in September.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Chironna and star Bryant Carroll attended the premiere and were ecstatic for the opportunity.—
Brayden Garcia
October 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Oct. 2025
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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was ecstatic to pick up the win.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of politics, given the rapturous response to the end of the war in Israel and the release of the hostages, why didn’t Netanyahu make a deal earlier?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is the Titan submersible implosion of music journalism—or a series of them, or one endless sustained ultrabuzz spectacle—driving a rapturous surge of media coverage by churning out so much material.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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