as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the euphoric winner was momentarily speechless
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Recent Examples of euphoric
The substance that once was euphoric becomes a proverbial ball and chain.
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Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
What never falters is the euphoric chaos of the experience.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
His arrival to the team hotel a night earlier prompted chaotic-but-euphoric scenes from droves of fervent supporters hoping to catch a glimpse of him on the team bus.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
What never falters is the euphoric chaos of the experience.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
His arrival to the team hotel a night earlier prompted chaotic-but-euphoric scenes from droves of fervent supporters hoping to catch a glimpse of him on the team bus.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euphoric
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Alonzo Carter, hired in December to lead the program, was spotted in Instagram posts among ecstatic Hornets football players on campus when Orr and Wood told them the FBS move was official.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The arousal, reward, and bonding systems that produce the ecstatic connection of limerence are also central to the development of addiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The two men at the forefront of the move to the highest level of NCAA Division I college athletics told their giddy and dancing gridiron student-athletes the historic news on Monday morning.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like their future disciples in PC Music, Scritti Politti were giddy pop fans who approached the form as self-conscious outsiders, foregrounding its artificiality, pushing its bright colors to new extremes, aiming to make great pop records that also asked probing questions about what pop even is.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Euphoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphoric. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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