as in exhilarating
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as in exciting
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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The Aston Martin Valhalla, a hypercar developed with F1 DNA, delivers an exhilarating driving experience across France.
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On an electric, exhilarating and cruel day in the Bay Area, Balogun made enough noise to become America’s newest soccer star.
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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
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The Joy of a Good Party, or Two A busy week of pitching, listening and enlightening came to a joyous conclusion on Thursday night with the Pride celebration party held at the Canva Creative Cabana on the beach.
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Getting pregnant can be a joyous time, especially when there’s a planned desire to grow your family.
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Staying home might not readily provide the intoxicating beauty Emerson describes.
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Inspired by Aztec temple offerings of tuberose, magnolia, plumeria, and marigold made at the altars of the gods, Flor y Canto fills a room with its intoxicating sillage.
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The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.
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Everyone gets a happy ending, from Richie’s first flight to Tina’s promotion to Marcus’ resolution with his dad to Ebra’s franchise plan to Natalie’s blissful work-life balance.
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Travis Heying An almost magical experience Covering the World Cup in Kansas City has been one of the most euphoric experiences of my career.
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Elevating my euphoric state further is the Sonorium, an extraordinary sound dome that claims to be the largest in the world.
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Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.
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The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
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Five hundred fans broke into rapturous applause.
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The brand that started with a single backpack design on the streets of New York has hit the top five best-selling brand list on StockX — where audiences are paying above retail for the gear — and the brand's recent London Fashion Week debut was also received with rapturous applause.
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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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