as in joy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar
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Recent Examples of ecstasy
That night and the following morning were pure ecstasy, untouched by the presence of another hiker.
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Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Marijuana has been considered a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970, falling into the same category as substances like heroin, MDMA or ecstasy.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Warning after Fort Lauderdale airport incident The CBP alert was prompted by a recent case at Fort Lauderdale airport, where a traveler enrolled in the Global Entry program attempted to bring in five grams of MDMA, a synthetic drug also known as ecstasy.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Makary said the agency is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on list of drugs that include heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and ecstasy.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Marijuana has been considered a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970, falling into the same category as substances like heroin, MDMA or ecstasy.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Warning after Fort Lauderdale airport incident The CBP alert was prompted by a recent case at Fort Lauderdale airport, where a traveler enrolled in the Global Entry program attempted to bring in five grams of MDMA, a synthetic drug also known as ecstasy.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Makary said the agency is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on list of drugs that include heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and ecstasy.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstasy
Noun
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Being too cautious can cost you just as much joy as overspending ever could.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sean Pursley - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 The National Audubon Society has announced the winning bird photos of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards featuring stunning imagery that highlights the beauty and joy of birds and fascinating avian behaviors.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One big topic in the news these days is that AI often pretends to be your best friend and will praise you to the high heavens.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Poehler plays Joy, the embodiment of happiness in the mind of main character Riley, in the Inside Out movies.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Co-written with Claire Douglas, Hannah Ellis, and Jason Massey, the song explores the uneasy tendency to sabotage our own happiness, pairing wistful guitars with Velasco's soaring vocals.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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BofA global fund manager survey shows the most aggressive bullish posture since February, but still not as high as February, which itself wasn’t at an alarming extreme of euphoria.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The findings underscore the growing disconnect between the euphoria on Wall Street and pessimism on Main Street.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chef Anand Singh, formerly of Arbol at the Five-Star Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, guides diners through Indian cooking techniques with dishes that surprise and delight.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Barbecue fans can now sample these stylish delights 50% more often, for as of Labor Day weekend Barbs accomplished a long-time goal and is now open on Fridays as well as Saturdays and Sundays.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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In Indianapolis, the Broncos’ elation dissolved into disbelief after what appeared to be a last-second win over the Colts — thanks to Indy kicker Spencer Shrader pushing a 60-yard field goal wide right as time expired — instead became a cruel lesson in the intricacies of the NFL rulebook.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the startup’s embrace of AI has also driven investor elation.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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There’s no separating the pain from the pleasures of life.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Police are looking at speed and possible intoxication as possible factors involved in the crash.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, addiction to intoxication makes this disease one of the most common infections around the world.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ecstasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstasy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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