as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks
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as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting
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Recent Examples of thrill
Leslie Miller, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Why This Matters for Conservation The discovery carries real urgency beyond the thrill of identifying a new species.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
The Westlake High students who created the ceremony were equally thrilled.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The digital age has always been a balancing act between the thrill of what’s new and the strength of safeguards for the public.
—Leslie Miller, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Why This Matters for Conservation The discovery carries real urgency beyond the thrill of identifying a new species.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
The Westlake High students who created the ceremony were equally thrilled.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrill
Noun
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The small green shrubs growing around Rock Corral Canyon produce a fiery red fruit with a spicy kick.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Each bike has several levels of assist, but all of them have a kick if you’re not used to the power.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team is excited by Thornton, who made the team as an undrafted rookie last season.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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The most powerful story of my life is this, among all the others, the one that excites me the most.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those reporters told stories of war in all its gore and its glory, its exhilaration and its ennui.—
Kathy Kiely,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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But Woo stages his action sequences with the grace and fluidity of a great Vincente Minnelli set piece, making the gunfights less acts of violence than of pure aesthetic exhilaration and beauty.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The ball circled the rim twice before dropping on Friday night, delighting Duke and its fans and crushing LSU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Toyota's decision to electrify the Highlander, but not the Grand Highlander, comes as environmental groups have criticized the world's largest automaker for being late to converting to producing fully electric vehicles.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Thrill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrill. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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