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as in excites
to fill with great joy
enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship
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as in delights
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old
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Stay open to new possibilities, put in the work, and use the insights from coaching to create a career path that excites and fulfills you.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025 -
Choose a side hustle that genuinely excites you.—
Shane Murphy,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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After guests complete avalanche training in the morning, runs are accessed from the warm comfort of a snowcat that transports skiers and snowboarders to the top of terrain and picks them up at the bottom, to do it all again.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Alessi describes one version resembling a cruise missile which transports 40 attack drones over 1800 miles and release them close to the target area.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Enraptures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraptures. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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