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
How, at 74, the three veteran EWF-ers – bassist Verdine White, percussionist Ralph Johnson and singer Philip Bailey – still derive energy and elation from sharing their gifts with adoring crowds.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
Norwell has felt the heartbreak and the elation that playing in a state final can bring.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Head coach Arcentae Broome remarked on the impact a winning football team can have on an entire school, imparting a sense of pride, elation, thrill.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
And then that elation lasted for days.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
Norwell has felt the heartbreak and the elation that playing in a state final can bring.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Head coach Arcentae Broome remarked on the impact a winning football team can have on an entire school, imparting a sense of pride, elation, thrill.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
And then that elation lasted for days.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elation
Noun
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Many Republicans had enthusiastic feelings, like excitement, ecstasy and elation.—
Christine Zhang,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Love is a very complicated thing, with ecstasy, pleasure, and also darkness and things that are broken.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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March’s lunar eclipse in Virgo — activating your fifth house of love and passion — intensifies attraction, desire and romantic chemistry, pushing you to take a risk or end a dynamic that no longer brings you joy.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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When it’s done well, family philanthropy creates confidence, engagement, and joy.—
Kris Putnam-Walkerly,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While Violet has put much of her focus on her kids' love stories, she's also been on a journey to re-discover her own happiness after her late husband's death years earlier.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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So many chances to attain most people’s dreams of happiness, love, abundance, new ideas and popularity.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Carnation Revolution, which heralded Portugual’s transition to democracy, and the euphoria of freedom belong to the past.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a good long while is the fact that this team is still a collection of kids figuring things out on the fly.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Dora comes every Friday and makes sure of that, thank heavens.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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While emerging 15 years ago, Rocky established himself as a master of forward-thinking aesthetics that could embody the brooding cool of a swaggy ninja or the turnt exhilaration of a trap star’s rave.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2026
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The exhilaration of constant research and development is part of what drives this culinary team.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Each one is a loving take on a classic treat and a delicious testament to maximalist sensorial delight.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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And yet watching the unfurling reel of Mumbai life on one narrow promenade is one of this city's quiet delights.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elation. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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