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also rhapsodical
as in ecstatic
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
Musicologists have long waxed rhapsodic over the rise of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’50s, the transformative music of the ’60s, the meteoric rise of pop in the ’80s and the expansion of grunge music in the ’90s.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Elsewhere, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra waxes rhapsodic, backing a Queen tribute act at Simsbury Meadows.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 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
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Elsewhere, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra waxes rhapsodic, backing a Queen tribute act at Simsbury Meadows.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
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My photos that capture Bob in an intense moment, in a happy smiling moment, in a ecstatic leg-up-in-the-air, arm-up-in-the-air moment, those are all my favorite photos.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lunar New Year meant two ecstatic weeks of gifts, celebration, feasting, family, and friends.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The New York BFFs make blingy electroclash and giddy EDM inspired by online brainrot and good ol’ fashioned blackouts.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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