as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks
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as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting
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Recent Examples of thrill
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Just 80 miles from Cape Town, this gravity-defying ride has quickly become a bucket-list thrill for adrenaline-seekers visiting South Africa.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But there was another person working on the film that young Bryce was thrilled about.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Will Elio then, despite the thrills he’s enjoyed in space, come to a better understanding of the real if imperfect love that Olga has been offering him from Earth all along?
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Just 80 miles from Cape Town, this gravity-defying ride has quickly become a bucket-list thrill for adrenaline-seekers visiting South Africa.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
Regardless of how things ended in January, Washington Commanders fans have to be thrilled with the events of the past year-plus.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But there was another person working on the film that young Bryce was thrilled about.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrill
Noun
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The Blackhawks’ strong closing kick with a team loaded with rookies and players younger than 23 years old has lessened the urgency Davidson feels to turbocharge the team’s long rebuilding plan.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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During auditions, judges focus on dance technique, high kicks, splits, showmanship, personal appearance, energy, enthusiasm, poise, figure and personality, per the DCC's website.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Both are beautiful, but the pressure and precision required here is on another level and that challenge excites me.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Earlier this month, wildlife enthusiasts were excited over a pair of young bald eagles that flew out of their nest for the first time, hovering high above Big Bear Lake.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The point was not to relive the exhilaration of a sterling 31-11 run.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Not even the endless crowing about this daredevil feat in the marketing campaign leading up to the Cannes Film Festival premiere (and the movie’s release on May 23rd) can suck the exhilaration and sense of awe of watching this extended jaunt through the wild blue yonder.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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The combination of microservices with edge computing CDNs and micro frontends creates a robust application development framework that enables fast, resilient and scalable applications that delight users while driving business expansion.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The sequel has plenty of the same horror-comedy elements that delighted audiences a couple years ago, but there’s also a major action upgrade that resembles the paths that Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day took from their predecessors.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Does the thought of a new Young Frankenstein, um, electrify you?—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
25 June 2025
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Newsweek Sports published a report in April suggesting that while NASCAR has no plans to electrify the Cup Series, David Ragan, the development driver of NASCAR's electric vehicle project, revealed an interesting trend that could hint at a step away from tradition in the future.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Thrill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrill. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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