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Recent Examples of rhapsodic Why Bruno Mars is a musical unicorn To wax rhapsodic about Mars as an executor of charm is commonplace. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Here are a few of the most remarkable images from their rhapsodic journey. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 My Lover, the Rabbi unfolds in short chapters, with a rhapsodic, repetitive voice that echoes the work of the 20th-century Austrian madman Thomas Bernhard. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 The text is rhapsodic, romantic even. Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
  • Third, the powder and paint was relentless to the point of ecstatic madness—exactly as Jouvert is meant to be.
    Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the Ebelians practiced some kind of ecstatic spirituality.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • After Spain’s historic win was secured, Rodri ran giddy laps of the camp and the smile never dropped.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nidhi laughed to herself, a soft laugh that contained a question, a giddy, half-serious dare.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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