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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joys
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Both trains offer luxury journeys that encourage passengers to partake in the joys of slow travel.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
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But one of the biggest joys for the couple is how FreshCo is evolving into a true family business.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Rhapsodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodies. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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