as in kicks
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks
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as in excites
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 thrills
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
All of Universal’s theme parks have kid-friendly areas, like DreamWorks Land at Universal Studios Florida and Illumination’s Minion Land at Universal Studios Hollywood, but most of their parks are known for big thrills.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The passengers and crew on tonight’s Belfast to Liverpool passenger ferry are about to experience six hours of non-stop thrills and spills, secrets and lies, triumphs and tragedies.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
From $1,100 Consider this a calming antidote to Queenstown’s adrenaline-inducing thrills.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Today will no doubt deliver more thrills.
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David Hickey,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Through two-and-a-half seasons, there have been a few thrills and plenty of VFX wizardry, but little innovation in storytelling or relevance.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
For thrills, nearby attractions include a gondola, alpine coaster, summer luge, and swimming/sauna complex.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Though she’s often criticized for her being provocative, one thing Madonna can’t be accused of is cutting corners in pursuit of superficial thrills.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Being on the very limit — that’s what thrills him.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Abigail is the one who clearly thrills to performance; Shaun consistently orbits her sun, giving the impression of the bearded and bespectacled multi-instrumentalist who’d be happy jamming on the sidelines.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2026
But all that intensity and power unappreciated by that Belle Epoque audience now thrills us to our core.
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Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
While airborne, the dancer crosses his legs in the air twice before landing, a feat that thrills ballet enthusiasts who are known to burst into applause at its conclusion.
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Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Ann-Margret described casting her first ballot for Kennedy as one of the many thrills of her life.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
All of Universal’s theme parks have kid-friendly areas, like DreamWorks Land at Universal Studios Florida and Illumination’s Minion Land at Universal Studios Hollywood, but most of their parks are known for big thrills.
—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The passengers and crew on tonight’s Belfast to Liverpool passenger ferry are about to experience six hours of non-stop thrills and spills, secrets and lies, triumphs and tragedies.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
From $1,100 Consider this a calming antidote to Queenstown’s adrenaline-inducing thrills.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Today will no doubt deliver more thrills.
—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Through two-and-a-half seasons, there have been a few thrills and plenty of VFX wizardry, but little innovation in storytelling or relevance.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
For thrills, nearby attractions include a gondola, alpine coaster, summer luge, and swimming/sauna complex.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Though she’s often criticized for her being provocative, one thing Madonna can’t be accused of is cutting corners in pursuit of superficial thrills.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Verb
Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.
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Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Being on the very limit — that’s what thrills him.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Abigail is the one who clearly thrills to performance; Shaun consistently orbits her sun, giving the impression of the bearded and bespectacled multi-instrumentalist who’d be happy jamming on the sidelines.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2026
But all that intensity and power unappreciated by that Belle Epoque audience now thrills us to our core.
—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
While airborne, the dancer crosses his legs in the air twice before landing, a feat that thrills ballet enthusiasts who are known to burst into applause at its conclusion.
—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrills
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The mix runs almost dangerously hot, bruising kicks and red-lining riffs threatening to overwhelm the whole thing, and the sounds of revving engines at the beginning of most tracks underscore the sensation that we are gathered here today to burn rubber.
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On sale for 50 percent off, the hybrid kicks feature the dainty silhouette of your favorite flats, along with the cooling mesh uppers and durable outsoles of your go-to sneakers.
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But what excites me is that the entire world, the entire nation, is behind us.
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The film delivers the kind of ambitious, high-concept storytelling that excites audiences while remaining grounded in compelling human emotion.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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Still, in its charms the production delights.
Verb
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What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.
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This transit electrifies creativity, romance, pleasure and self-expression.
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