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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
There was something exhilarating about trekking next to people who knew nothing of my diagnosis, only my determination.
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Tess Moormans, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
For the last 10 years, the Dodgeball Supercar Rally has partnered with Starr Luxury, a high-end-car-for-hire service, to provide elite vehicles with impressive power, high performance, and exhilarating speed.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
This exhilarating transit could spark a need for spontaneous self-expression and creative freedom.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 July 2025
The set piece is exhilarating, not exhausting, and the heightened absurdity of it all is part of the fun.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
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Tess Moormans, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
For the last 10 years, the Dodgeball Supercar Rally has partnered with Starr Luxury, a high-end-car-for-hire service, to provide elite vehicles with impressive power, high performance, and exhilarating speed.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
This exhilarating transit could spark a need for spontaneous self-expression and creative freedom.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 July 2025
The set piece is exhilarating, not exhausting, and the heightened absurdity of it all is part of the fun.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilarate
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The 6-1, 204-pound right winger is thrilled to share a line with Dvorsky and Stenberg.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Where atomic clocks measure time by tracking electrons shifting between quantum states excited by a microwave oscillator, nuclear clocks turn inward, measuring transitions within the nucleus itself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mountain bikers in particular should be excited by this, as the Gateway Trail System, just outside of downtown Old Fort, is now open with a new parking area.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Turnstile — in the midst of their breakout year — electrified the airwaves.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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The guests were delighted by the surprise fireworks show.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Girl Violence, the result of that introspection, announces Strauss’ new chapter with songs that bloom and twist around themselves, echoing the fear and delight and increasing clear-eyedness that came along with each fresh experience.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other than suggesting a few corrections, Jefferson’s colleagues were elated by the text.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
17 June 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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The California Department of Public Health warned in June that a crackdown on intoxicating hemp could close more than 100 businesses in the manufacturing segment and result in the loss of nearly 18,500 jobs over five years, costing the state more than $3 billion in revenue.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The alleged driver, Caleb Antonio Pacheco, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a drug and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to the CHP and jail booking records.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Exhilarate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhilarate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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