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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a rock band that still attracts rapt crowds of aging baby boomers
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2
as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something
with a mixture of delight and awe, the rapt children stared at the chick in the incubator breaking out of its shell
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Recent Examples of rapt
Of the blurred sea of rapt adult faces, her parents’ and Cassidy’s and Charlotte’s among them, Brianna remembers nothing at all.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
With a stop at the Time 100 Summit, Meghan spoke to a rapt audience in a breezy tan Ralph Lauren suit just in time for the city's springtime thaw.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, anyone keenly interested in this topic is certainly encouraged to read the full study since there are lots of fascinating details that are worthy of rapt attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But my screening of Train Dreams was pretty much totally rapt.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
With a stop at the Time 100 Summit, Meghan spoke to a rapt audience in a breezy tan Ralph Lauren suit just in time for the city's springtime thaw.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, anyone keenly interested in this topic is certainly encouraged to read the full study since there are lots of fascinating details that are worthy of rapt attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But my screening of Train Dreams was pretty much totally rapt.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapt
Adjective
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The Mad Money host was ecstatic about the recent run-up in Disney stock this year, strong quarterly numbers and a turnaround in streaming.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Most fans are ecstatic, but one Madrid supporter gently makes a ‘calm down’ gesture.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Lana Ferguson, author of the hit The Nanny has written a giddy summer love story between two unlikely roommates.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Simply buy some bait, hold it over the water, and get ready for a heart-pounding moment as the massive silvery fish leap up to grab their snack — cue the giddy screams, laughter, and plenty of photos.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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Arsenal are also interested in the possibility of adding a wide player, although such a signing might require one of their existing options to depart.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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One factor is that younger generations are increasingly less interested in firefighting.—
Jason Cerrano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapt. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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