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Recent Examples of rhapsodic Not surprisingly, the movie’s rhapsodic online devotion has provoked an equally passionate backlash. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 Cinco Paul’s book, music, and lyrics are a rhapsodic remix of — and tribute to — Broadway classics. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 Sasse grew positively rhapsodic when the talk turned to chocolate. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 Yet, we were both beguiled by rhapsodic waves of sound produced by musical genius Quincy Jones, who collaborated on songs with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Jackson. David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
  • This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sami Gibson, the mother who initiated the change at Curtis Elementary, was ecstatic about the playground during its opening in 2018.
    Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
  • Most players would be ecstatic with that statline after four quarters.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • The clock is ticking down on Trump's 90-day pause on those tariffs — but institutional investors are actually growing more enthusiastic about emerging markets, according to Bank of America's most recent Fund Manager Survey.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 June 2025
  • But that outlook changed dramatically under Chip Kelly, who was neither energetic nor enthusiastic about high school recruiting.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • Huffing the chemicals causes a person to feel drunk, euphoric, hallucinogenic or lightheaded for a short high.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025

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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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