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also rhapsodical
as in giddy
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
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Recent Examples of rhapsodic
The novel is often rhapsodic about its alpha brutes, but, toward the end, Frey turns the tables.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Even before Scorsese blew them away with his rhapsodic pitch about the cult leader, Ron Howard was actually the first celebrity to sign on to the series.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Which is why during a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week, the singer-songwriter waxed rhapsodic about accidentally being pulled into Swift’s pandemic orbit in the best way possible.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Penned by Peter Huyck, the episode opens with Matt waxing rhapsodic about it, down to the way the grain dances even when the image remains still.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Even before Scorsese blew them away with his rhapsodic pitch about the cult leader, Ron Howard was actually the first celebrity to sign on to the series.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Which is why during a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week, the singer-songwriter waxed rhapsodic about accidentally being pulled into Swift’s pandemic orbit in the best way possible.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Penned by Peter Huyck, the episode opens with Matt waxing rhapsodic about it, down to the way the grain dances even when the image remains still.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
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The crash’s giddy prequel, dramatic unfolding, and shattering aftermath—the Great Depression—has long provided compelling material for writers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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That has Plattner in a giddy mood.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Raina is ecstatic at the news that Sergius has impulsively led a cavalry charge that resulted in heavy losses on his side.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Whether ecstatic or vitriolic, the attention the book garnered was unprecedented.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Schmidt's presence courtside -- always adorned in the team's maroon and gold colors -- and her enthusiastic cheering on of the team drew attention from fans and national broadcasters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The answer is an enthusiastic yes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The movie was getting some rapturous early reviews, so his big gamble—my big gamble, too, in a different way—seemed to be paying off.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is the Titan submersible implosion of music journalism—or a series of them, or one endless sustained ultrabuzz spectacle—driving a rapturous surge of media coverage by churning out so much material.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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The film has euphoric reviews thus far, and was instantly tipped as a frontrunner in multiple Oscar categories when the film premiered earlier in September.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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All of them place us somewhere in 1997, 1998 or 1999, with the upside acceleration, euphoric sentiment and hyperactive capital markets mostly ahead of us.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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