as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
most people can't imagine the kind of elation that comes with winning a super lottery's grand prize, but they're dying to find out
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Recent Examples of elation
All those emotions – the elation and sorrow – are shared in a film of remarkable intimacy.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
My elation, however, was short-lived.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But the elation Friday could carry the market through next week before Labor Day weekend, potentially in all parts of the market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
While still a story both triumphant and tragic, Coppola softens the latter’s edges without over-inflating the former’s elation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
My elation, however, was short-lived.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But the elation Friday could carry the market through next week before Labor Day weekend, potentially in all parts of the market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
While still a story both triumphant and tragic, Coppola softens the latter’s edges without over-inflating the former’s elation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elation
Noun
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According to the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office, in October 2023, Reece's death was ruled an accident resulting from acute toxicity due to a combination of cocaine, ethanol (alcohol), and MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy or Molly).—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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No moment better captures the agony and ecstasy that sport provides than the contrasting emotions of two teams that have just contested a major final.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The winning animal photos of the 2025 International Pet Photography Awards are a heartwarming, playful and artistic look at the animals that live among us, providing joy as pets.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Poehler plays Joy, the embodiment of happiness in the mind of main character Riley, in the Inside Out movies.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Co-written with Claire Douglas, Hannah Ellis, and Jason Massey, the song explores the uneasy tendency to sabotage our own happiness, pairing wistful guitars with Velasco's soaring vocals.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The initial touch marks the transition from regular life—chitchat, logistics, social armor—to the otherworldly realm of the massage, in which mind and body are uniquely harmonized, and some kind of euphoria is achieved.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Eating mushrooms that contain psilocybin can have various effects, ranging from euphoria to hallucinations, according to the agency.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The exhilaration of a near miss.—
Megan Cummins
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The contrast between genres — yet seamless flow — created a sense of sonic exhilaration that rippled through the crowd.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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That’s the way Fleur looks at Julian in real life too — adoring and feverishly in love, so when Fleur announces that the pair are getting married over dinner with friends, everyone responds with joy and delight.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly, and to the great delight of both Anna and her fellow AC, Ryan (John Early), there’s some real juicy drama in the Junction.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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