as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening
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joys
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Shot by Will Warr, the video showed the princess with Prince William and their three children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, in the woods of Norfolk, celebrating everyday joys and moments of happiness.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Before the attack, Williams had been enjoying all the joys of motherhood.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Rhapsodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodies. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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