exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
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Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
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The community of just under 1,400 residents may have doubled its population Monday, as the lone area of Michigan within the North American eclipse's path of totality — the moon passing between the Earth and sun, totally blocking the sun for an exhilarating 19 seconds or so at 3:13 p.m.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Admire the hardwood flooring, open spaces, views of San Francisco and exhilarating style with walls of glass that open to over 1,000 square feet of decking with barbecue hookups and enchanting views.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s how Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg summed up what for local baseball fans had been an exhilarating day that began with a morning news conference announcing the Oakland A’s would be playing in West Sacramento for at least three years beginning in 2025.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Working in Big Tech can be exciting and exhilarating—building products seen and used by millions, even billions of people.
—Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The model would go into production three years later and helped pave the way for some of the most exhilarating vehicles currently on the market—as well as the upcoming hybrid 911.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Fans of the Who will be happy to know that the orchestra has their amps turned all the way up in one of the loudest and most exhilarating productions to ever rock Broadway.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
It’s been an exhilarating yet bewildering couple of months since Broughtupsy arrived in the world.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
But these 10 concerts promise to be moving, provocative and either soothing or exhilarating.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Admire the hardwood flooring, open spaces, views of San Francisco and exhilarating style with walls of glass that open to over 1,000 square feet of decking with barbecue hookups and enchanting views.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s how Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg summed up what for local baseball fans had been an exhilarating day that began with a morning news conference announcing the Oakland A’s would be playing in West Sacramento for at least three years beginning in 2025.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Working in Big Tech can be exciting and exhilarating—building products seen and used by millions, even billions of people.
—Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The model would go into production three years later and helped pave the way for some of the most exhilarating vehicles currently on the market—as well as the upcoming hybrid 911.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Fans of the Who will be happy to know that the orchestra has their amps turned all the way up in one of the loudest and most exhilarating productions to ever rock Broadway.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
It’s been an exhilarating yet bewildering couple of months since Broughtupsy arrived in the world.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
But these 10 concerts promise to be moving, provocative and either soothing or exhilarating.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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