as in transported
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography
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Recent Examples of raptured
The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raptured
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The child, who was not publicly identified, was transported to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton where he was pronounced dead.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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The back-to-back away victories to start 2026, to add to the goalless draw ground out at Ipswich Town in November in the only other league outing missed by Moore this season, understandably left Wrexham manager Parkinson delighted.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster These two power performers delighted fans with their real-life connection, blending Broadway and movie star appeal into their romance.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Day-Lewis plays Newland Archer, an attorney engaged to ingenue de la saison May Welland (Winona Ryder) but enraptured by outspoken Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer).—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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For a generation enraptured by Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, that place is the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, the liminal space where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s characters find connection in their loneliness and sameness as strangers in a strange land.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The caveat is that they are both entranced by a dream rather than the reality of what a partnership needs.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its serpentine curves have entranced drivers for decades, and even lured some to their death.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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However, a portion of their fanbase likely isn't all that pleased that the organization seems to be essentially giving up on any hopes of turning things around this season by making these moves.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That was a game that, upon reflection, disappointed us with the result but extremely pleased us with the performance.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by the vintage model train layout at Pullman Exhibit Hall and its links to the history of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood and the rail car factory that anchored it.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Readers around the world have been enthralled by the story of Lorelei Lee, a tactical beauty with a desire to improve herself romantically, financially and socially, and Lorelei’s bestie and travel buddy, Dorothy Shaw, the everywoman along for the fun.—
Adriana Trigiani,
Washington Post,
1 Jan. 2026
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Coperni’s timing proved, well, enchanted.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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Not so long ago, humans believed that everything was enchanted.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Raptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptured. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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