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also rhapsodical
as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
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Recent Examples of rhapsodic
My Lover, the Rabbi unfolds in short chapters, with a rhapsodic, repetitive voice that echoes the work of the 20th-century Austrian madman Thomas Bernhard.
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Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
The text is rhapsodic, romantic even.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
The actress went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and waxed rhapsodic about cruising, following a trip to Antarctica.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Lately, Coll has found a distinctive voice—a kind of romantic neo-modernism, abrasive and rhapsodic by turns.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
The text is rhapsodic, romantic even.
—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
The actress went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and waxed rhapsodic about cruising, following a trip to Antarctica.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Lately, Coll has found a distinctive voice—a kind of romantic neo-modernism, abrasive and rhapsodic by turns.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
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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.
Adjective
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Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.
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For now, the stock market and the credit market are telling slightly different stories about the same companies, one giddy and one wary.
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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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