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
Planning, uncertainty, a last-minute road trip and elation in the battle against cloud cover.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Much to the elation of the home crowd that stuck with the Gophers for 40 minutes through the ups and downs.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The documentary rides an emotional seesaw, bouncing between moments of despair and elation during interviews dozens of AI fanatics and skeptics.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The team announced the extension Saturday morning (without disclosing the terms of the deal) and Santos expressed his elation about it after a 129-101 loss to the Los Angels Lakers at Chase Center.
—Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Much to the elation of the home crowd that stuck with the Gophers for 40 minutes through the ups and downs.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The documentary rides an emotional seesaw, bouncing between moments of despair and elation during interviews dozens of AI fanatics and skeptics.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The team announced the extension Saturday morning (without disclosing the terms of the deal) and Santos expressed his elation about it after a 129-101 loss to the Los Angels Lakers at Chase Center.
—Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elation
Noun
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The final whistle brought ecstasy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The service The staff here are ever so kind, and bound by the same joy and passion for food and nature as the people that visit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Pain and joy, an equal balancing, a vying bright anguish of the two.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
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There is an alarming decline in youth happiness and the rise in anxiety and depression, especially among young women, is tied to the central role technology plays in the lives of our youth.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Giving people happiness is a nice thing in these sorts of times.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The political euphoria that arises from economic growth can quickly curdle into anger if the growth prices the middle class out of life’s necessities.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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However, that euphoria soon faded.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens).—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Only a few will experience the exhilaration of victory.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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Nguyen tenderly captures the lightness, freedom and exhilaration of being in water and reigning over the waves, rules of gravity be damned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Noun
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These delights have been a favorite of holiday parties for decades.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Padres left fielder Jase Bowen, a 2019 11th-round draft pick out of high school by the Pirates, got his first career hit in the seventh on a single to the delight of his friends and family.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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