as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Lydie’s elated, of course, and Jack’s delighted too.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While the cameras rolled, the boy seemed elated to have received the console.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Boldy’s breakaway goal after taking another minor Hynes hasn’t been elated with Boldy’s offensive-zone penalties lately.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Many were elated when a human rights lawyer, Raúl Alfonsín, was sworn in as president and initiated trials of the junta’s top leadership.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Lydie’s elated, of course, and Jack’s delighted too.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While the cameras rolled, the boy seemed elated to have received the console.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Boldy’s breakaway goal after taking another minor Hynes hasn’t been elated with Boldy’s offensive-zone penalties lately.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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McFadden, a physician specializing in brain injury, will also have an executive producer credit — and couldn't be more ecstatic to see her best-selling book on the big screen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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And when Oliver was born in the fall, about a year after she got married, Sara was ecstatic.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Marketers are right to be excited by the potential of AI.—
Forrester,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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You must be excited your film is doing so well.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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In one undercover video, which was recorded by Solis in Madigan’s office a few days after his No. 1 political nemesis, Republican Bruce Rauner, lost his reelection bid in November 2018, Madigan seemed positively giddy to have vanquished his longtime foe.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Supporters of Trump’s energy dominance policy are understandably giddy.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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