as in ecstasies
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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Noun
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The two-time Oscar winner, who lives on a farm in France with his wife Amal and 8-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, shared his joys and concerns regarding his family life in an interview with Esquire, published Monday.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Instead of focusing on the joys of loving cohabitation and coming across poignantly allergic to controversy, like Miley Cyrus’s Younger Now or the Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album, Swift has chosen chaos.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The script foregoes the usual pleasures of making almost everyone a suspect — even if more than one person might be in on it.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Trips to fabric stores were one of her greatest pleasures, and her sewing room was always alive with activity, her three sewing machines constantly buzzing.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Elations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elations. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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