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as in to thrill
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers
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as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike
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Recent Examples of exhilarate
The bottom line is that sports are a way to have fun, and women’s rugby is exhilarating.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Interacting with the world through your five senses is exhilarating during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Interacting with the world through your five senses is exhilarating during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilarate
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And that authenticity shows on screen, with a bounty of classic cars and thrilling racing sequences.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Ward, incidentally, was thrilled that the Titans signed his former UM teammate, receiver Xavier Restrepo, as an undrafted free agent.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Knowledge can excite wonder but so too can a joking voice, a sympathetic gesture and an unforeseen act of kindness.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The work’s prospect for enhancing our understanding of gravitational-wave sources excites scientists who are gearing up for this new wave of detectors.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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The event was electrified with pomp and fraternal celebration rarely seen in the modern world.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2025
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For those in Chicagoland, the news is particularly electrifying, said the leader of the Gary Diocese.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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This has delighted Cruise's fans online, who can't stop posting about Cruise's love for a buttery tub.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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With more than 155,000 upvotes on TikTok, Milo's inclusion in his owner's daily prayers delighted internet users.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Some people are not going to be elated by every provision of the bill.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 May 2025
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She was also found guilty of two counts of operating while intoxicated, causing death, and five counts of operating while intoxicated, causing serious injury in March.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Driving while intoxicated Senate Bill 2320 by Sen. Phil King, a Weatherford Republican, increases criminal penalties for driving while intoxicated and responds to a November 2023 crash when three members of a Fort Worth Family were killed.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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“Exhilarate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhilarate. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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