: causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness
a thrilling discovery
a thrilling performance
… flashes into the end zone to give the Rams the winning touchdown in the most thrilling Super Bowl finish ever.—
Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly
thrillingly
adverb
Who, in fact, are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the dramas that unfold here so thrillingly?
—Marie Winn
Marie Winn
… this is a powerful and thrillingly strange movie …
—Terrence Rafferty
Terrence Rafferty
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a thrilling adventure movie
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Parents might opt for thrilling activities like white-water rafting, go bird-watching, or a take soothing dip in a hot spring.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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That was a trio of clutch plays that set up junior guard/forward Carson Loughlin’s fadeaway jumper with 2.8 seconds left that gave the Huskies a thrilling 55-53 win.
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The proudly backward were validated by self-loathing Western intellectuals, leading philosophers such as Michel Foucault who saw in the revolution a thrilling rebuke to liberal democracy when communism no longer was.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
Building on the Hyundai N performance line, Genesis is well positioned to deliver a thrilling drive and to compete on the performance track against European brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
That was a trio of clutch plays that set up junior guard/forward Carson Loughlin’s fadeaway jumper with 2.8 seconds left that gave the Huskies a thrilling 55-53 win.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The proudly backward were validated by self-loathing Western intellectuals, leading philosophers such as Michel Foucault who saw in the revolution a thrilling rebuke to liberal democracy when communism no longer was.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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