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
Despite conservative elation, there already are signs that some of Trump’s moves could backfire.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The tweens, who roll their eyes and drag their feet for most of the day, complain that the Please Touch Museum is for babies, a sentiment worsened by the sheer elation from the younger set of kids.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
However, with time running out and Arne Slot’s side on the brink of a damaging stalemate against Brentford, Nunez took centre stage to turn frustration into elation.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
With the analysis of this fresh data, the vibe has shifted from relief to elation.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The tweens, who roll their eyes and drag their feet for most of the day, complain that the Please Touch Museum is for babies, a sentiment worsened by the sheer elation from the younger set of kids.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
However, with time running out and Arne Slot’s side on the brink of a damaging stalemate against Brentford, Nunez took centre stage to turn frustration into elation.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
With the analysis of this fresh data, the vibe has shifted from relief to elation.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elation
Noun
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Throughout the trial, Ventura has been open about her prior dependence on opioids, as well as her use of MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine, mushrooms, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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These are important and if they are not statistically accounted for the technical skills of the game won’t be important and will be lost to the ecstasy of the home run and the agony of the strikeout.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
Noun
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So think about joy as the experience and happiness as the idea.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The perfect smile can be the key to self-esteem, to happiness, to personal connection.—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In the third installment of the Skyland series, the best-selling author writes a love story of female friendship, sacrifice, and finding true happiness.—
Monique Wilson,
Glamour,
11 May 2025
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The kind of euphoria reserved for a city that’s waited decades for something real.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Baez’s blast instantly shattered the euphoria of Campbell’s homer, bringing the Red Sox’s longest game of the year to an end after three hours and 37 minutes.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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Thanks to her good karma, Maya had been reborn in the heavens as a god, but in Buddhism gods are not as spiritually advanced as Buddhas.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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This lyrical drama, choreographed by Dell Howlett, floats at times like a movement-theater piece reaching for the heavens.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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After graduating college, there is a mixture of exhilaration, and fear.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Despite the way it is sometimes depicted in movies and television, the work of investigative reporting moves slowly, with hours of boredom punctuated by moments of exhilaration that, sometimes, are undone by further research.—
Stephen Engelberg,
ProPublica,
31 Mar. 2025
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But turtles were seen popping their heads above the lake surface to the delight of many.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who eventually finished in fourth, was among those who profited from the virtual safety car too, much to the delight of the tifosi cheering him from the stands on home soil for the first time.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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