rapturousness

Definition of rapturousnessnext

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Noun
  • Just Like Heaven is one fun reminder that seventh heaven is finding a kindred spirit.
    Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This birthday girl would soon grow up to be in seventh heaven.
    Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But those are, in the rearview, mere filigree adorning the few tender years in which Richie retained absolute authorship of love’s true rapture.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At the outset of the war, gasoline prices surged in response to Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of global crude supply.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • According to guidelines issued by the Department of Justice, shackles may be used at federal facilities only to restrain violent inmates or prevent the escape of inmates during court appearances and transport.
    Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The final whistle brought ecstasy.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The political euphoria that arises from economic growth can quickly curdle into anger if the growth prices the middle class out of life’s necessities.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • However, that euphoria soon faded.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • To see the paintings was, in a way, less important than the social exultation of having seen them.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Rapturousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapturousness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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