as in ecstasy
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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Recent Examples of rhapsody
The Music Box Revue, Music Box The fourth of these annual rhapsodies in expense.
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The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Get ready to ride the rhapsody of today’s top fashion trend.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump's rhapsody to Palmer's physique.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Stiles didn’t mind revealing the shiny shards of his bohemian rhapsody in a barstool reverie.
—Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Get ready to ride the rhapsody of today’s top fashion trend.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump's rhapsody to Palmer's physique.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Stiles didn’t mind revealing the shiny shards of his bohemian rhapsody in a barstool reverie.
—Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsody
Noun
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An episode of religious ecstasy in a depleted, soggy, English seaside town spirals toward violence—and culminates in one of the best endings in recent horror.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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So, too, was the ecstasy at which City celebrated their equally exhilarating 3-2 victory over Arsenal, their joy at odds with the dejection of the Arsenal players who had twice clawed their way back to parity but failed to hold on.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The look of joy on everyone’s faces said it all.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The joy of getting home and slipping into cozy clothing is unmatched, but that doesn’t mean loungewear should be reserved for nights spent on the couch.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rhapsody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsody. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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