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exhilarations

noun

plural of exhilaration
1
as in thrills
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another

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2
as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the exhilaration of victory that spectators get to witness at the Olympic Games

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilarations
  1. thrills
  2. ecstasies
  3. kicks
  4. joys
  5. pleasures
  6. delights
Noun
  • There will be cheer and thrills and profits generated by the burgeoning technology in the years to come.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The beloved original delivered plenty of twists, thrills, and chills, courtesy of director Griffin Dunne and Alice Hoffman, who wrote the novels the 1998 and 2026 films are based on.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrills
Noun
  • But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.
    — Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of ecstasies
Noun
  • This is not a bet that Robinson will return kicks for the Falcons this year.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The sleek kicks have a classic silhouette and lightweight design that won’t feel heavy or bulky, even after all-day wear.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicks
Noun
  • Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero Jack Grealish (Everton) One of the great joys of last season was the sight of Jack Grealish getting approximately 75 per cent of his groove back on loan at Everton.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of joys
Noun
  • Brinkley's love of simple pleasures doesn't stop with family gatherings.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Unfortunately, Onslaught gets too lost in the sandbox of better directors’ creations to make a case for its own pleasures.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleasures
Noun
  • Here, the now-local shares the shoulder-season delights that keep her on-island year-round as well as her favorite hotel-slash-taverna for a warming meal and stay.
    — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Shades of forest greens, browns, and other earthly delights followed suit.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of delights
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