as in delighted
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as in excited
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 thrilled
Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Frost were thrilled to be able to deliver the championship on home ice.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Anime had an absolutely stellar year in 2024, with some huge new releases that had fans around the world excited and thrilled for what's next.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Apple’s Hit All-In-One Desktop PC Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the original Mac on Jan. 24, 1984, standing on stage in Cupertino, California, as the thrilled audience gasped over its revolutionary design.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Frost were thrilled to be able to deliver the championship on home ice.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Verb
These styles—like the retro housedress—are from another era of fashion that’s catching up as a trend today, so we’re thrilled to see that this cozy, refined staple of mid-century sleepwear is having a little renaissance.
—Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Anime had an absolutely stellar year in 2024, with some huge new releases that had fans around the world excited and thrilled for what's next.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrilled
Adjective
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The Burruss shared multiple images of her and the gang exploring the Great Wall of China and being delighted tourists.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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During the holocaust [sic] our grandparents would have been delighted if people in the free world had stood up for them.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fans were ecstatic last summer when Jackson returned to the ABC sudser after nearly 10 years.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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News that a celebrity is pregnant isn’t often a big surprise, but Stewart, nearing 50, has been on a journey that has made her baby news something everyone is ecstatic about.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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West was overjoyed to learn that Trump commuted Hoover’s sentences.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Their mom was overjoyed about the upcoming wedding and has been talking about the day on a Facebook page that her friends and family are following.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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What if starlets like Spears were not happy collaborators in a patriarchal order but scapegoats who had been exploited for profit, pushed to the brink by an insatiable audience, and forced to bear the misogynistic projections of an entire country?—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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After the lockdown ended, the country was jubilant.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Right away, the concert is jubilant, the singers bursting with smiles and dancing along with the tunes.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Hip-Hop fans were elated when Donald Trump chose to pardon YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s probation sentence for gun charges.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
5 June 2025
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That the Big 12 should be elated with the two automatic bids that accompany the 4-4-2-2-1 model.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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In this joyous, reflective show with a big heart, Ana García is a high school senior and aspiring writer living in East Los Angeles.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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There is a joyous moment for the women when Sarah finally gets the hang of Cantonese.—
George Gene Gustines,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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“Thrilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrilled. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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