as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening
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Two high schoolers discuss the challenges – and the joys – of growing up in a multiracial family.—
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The eclipse will spotlight Scopio's pleasures and joys, and allow their dreams and goals to be accomplished.—
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“Rhapsodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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