as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elate
Other than suggesting a few corrections, Jefferson’s colleagues were elated by the text.
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Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Some people are not going to be elated by every provision of the bill.
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Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 May 2025
The play ignited the crowd and elated his coach, who ran over and embraced Aidan Mahaney at the scorer’s table.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elate
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Some people are not going to be elated by every provision of the bill.
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Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 May 2025
The play ignited the crowd and elated his coach, who ran over and embraced Aidan Mahaney at the scorer’s table.
—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elate
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Levine Cava hopes that the Tropical Park time capsule and America 250 monument get tricentennial Miami residents excited in 2076.
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Getting excited by watching travel vlogs helps redirect my fear into something positive.
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This lighthearted cameo delighted longtime fans and underscored that, while the late-night institution has closed, Colbert himself isn't disappearing from the spotlight anytime soon.
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On the final day of Pride Month, here’s one final bonkers gay story to delight and amaze you.
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Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.
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Staying home might not readily provide the intoxicating beauty Emerson describes.
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“Elate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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