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verb

past tense of exhilarate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exhilarated
Adjective
Since signing to Matador, the band has sharpened its sound into a quirky, exhilarated alt-pop, too uncanny to be dance-punk and too lively to be slacker rock. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 As Figgis says, instead of crushing Coppola, the dramatic turn of events left him exhilarated. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 That was the man who walked out smiling, a little overwhelmed but entirely calm, into the late afternoon Roman sunshine, to the roars of a stunned and exhilarated crowd. Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025 The Foreman fight sealed his vindication with an exhilarated reception throughout the world. Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 Walking into that pitch-black space, not seeing anything while having my eyes wide open exhilarated and frightened me. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Unlike his exhilarated mother, Titus reacted neutrally. Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 She was surrounded by exhilarated doctors who had completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier. Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023 The day of races produced no formal winners or losers — just a lot of exhilarated athletes and boosters. Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilarated
Adjective
  • Raina is ecstatic at the news that Sergius has impulsively led a cavalry charge that resulted in heavy losses on his side.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Whether ecstatic or vitriolic, the attention the book garnered was unprecedented.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As a retired admiral and former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I was thrilled when Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.
    James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Wahlberg’s simply thrilled to keep the Blue Bloods world alive following the CBS series’ startling cancellation.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a lot to be excited about with Zeev Buium, whose playmaking skills and skating ability should provide a spark to the power play.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • What's more important is to have a customer engage with your product and the customer excited by your product.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The crash’s giddy prequel, dramatic unfolding, and shattering aftermath—the Great Depression—has long provided compelling material for writers.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That has Plattner in a giddy mood.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Irving electrified the league as a fourth-round rookie in 2024, rushing for 1,122 yards and eight touchdowns in his debut NFL season.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His play has electrified this franchise in a big way and helps make up for the fact that this team doesn’t have an elite first-line center.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For almost a decade, McAnally has served as Hayes’ mentor, collaborator and producer, and the fledgling comedian couldn’t help but be delighted by the full-circle moment.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The approximately 75 to 95-year-old green sea turtle has delighted visitors for generations.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Moyes will be pleased by the impact made by his substitutes against Palace, Alcaraz chief among them.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • However, two days later, Long addressed Carey's reaction on The Shade Room, revealing Carey asked her to sing during the tribute and was pleased by her set.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Exhilarated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhilarated. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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