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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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
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Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The juxtaposition with the early Italian modern art created an aesthetic heaven.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Just look a little to the left of Altair in the early evening heavens.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each artist created their own interpretations of Jacobs’ signature silhouettes, ranging from the Tote Bag and Snapshot to ready-to-wear, accessories and wallets, through the lens of joy as wearable fashions.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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That means more kids can experience the joy of building and imaginative play without frustration.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rhapsody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsody. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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